VESICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VESICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VESICLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VESICLE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VESICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vesiclesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VESICLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VESICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does VESICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small sac or blister filled with fluid or air.
A vesicle can be a tiny blister on skin or a bubble-like pouch inside a living cell that carries material. Geologists also use it for a small gas bubble hole in volcanic rock.
How VESICLE is used
Used in biology, medicine and geology, each with its own sense.
- A small vesicle appeared on his finger after the burn.
- Each vesicle carries proteins from one part of the cell to another.
- The basalt was full of vesicle holes left by escaping gas.
- The seaweed floated on air-filled vesicles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VESICLE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VESICLE
1 longer words begin with VESICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in VESICLE
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Common questions about VESICLE
- Is VESICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VESICLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VESICLE worth?
- VESICLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VESICLE mean?
- A small sac or blister filled with fluid or air.
- What letters can be added to VESICLE?
- VESICLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VESICLE:
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