VESTA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. VESTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VESTA?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VESTA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VESTA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VESTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VESTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What does VESTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishhistorical
A short match made of wood or wax, used for striking a light.
A vesta was a small friction match, often carried in a decorative metal case called a vesta case, and the word was common in British English before matches simply became known by their generic name. It takes its name from Vesta, the Roman goddess of the hearth and household fire, a fitting origin for something that produces flame. Collectors still prize old vesta cases, and the word appears often in stories and accounts written before the mid twentieth century.
How VESTA is used
British and somewhat old-fashioned; a modern speaker would normally say match instead.
- He struck a vesta to light his pipe.
- The silver vesta case had belonged to her grandfather.
- A box of vestas sat beside the oil lamp.
- She kept a few vestas in her coat pocket for emergencies.
- The detective found a spent vesta near the scene.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VESTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VESTA
The 5 tiles of VESTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VESTA
4 longer words begin with VESTA.
Words with VESTA inside
2 words contain VESTA in the middle. Words that start with VESTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VESTA
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Common questions about VESTA
- Is VESTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VESTA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VESTA worth?
- VESTA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VESTA mean?
- A short match made of wood or wax, used for striking a light.
- What letters can be added to VESTA?
- VESTA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VESTA:
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