VESPINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VESPINE 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 VESPINE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VESPINE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VESPINE
No single letter turns VESPINE into another word.
How VESPINE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VESPINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does VESPINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalrare
Relating to wasps or resembling a wasp.
Vespine is a zoologist's word that turns up in descriptions of insects, their nests and their habits. It can also be used loosely for anything with a wasp-like look, such as a narrow waist.
How VESPINE is used
Used in natural history and occasionally in figurative description.
- The vespine nest hung under the eaves like grey paper.
- The hoverfly has vespine stripes but no sting.
- Her vespine waist was emphasised by the tight belt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VESPINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VESPINE
The 7 tiles of VESPINE in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in VESPINE
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Common questions about VESPINE
- Is VESPINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VESPINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VESPINE worth?
- VESPINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VESPINE mean?
- Relating to wasps or resembling a wasp.
- What letters can be added to VESPINE?
- No single letter can be added to VESPINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VESPINE:
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