VESTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VESTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VESTAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VESTAL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VESTAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vestalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VESTAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VESTAL, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does VESTAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A priestess of ancient Rome who served the goddess of the hearth and had to remain unmarried, or any woman of strict purity.
In Rome a vestal tended the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta, and the order was held in great honour. The word later grew into a general figure of speech for a chaste woman, especially a nun, and it works as an adjective meaning pure or relating to such a priestess. Modern writers use vestal mostly with a touch of irony or in historical settings.
How VESTAL is used
Literary or historical; in modern prose it often carries a teasing tone.
- The vestal was punished when the temple fire went out.
- He painted a vestal carrying a lamp up the temple steps.
- She kept a vestal calm while the room argued around her.
- Roman girls chosen as a vestal served for thirty years.
- The novel mocks the town as a vestal of good manners.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VESTAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VESTAL
The 6 tiles of VESTAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VESTAL
2 longer words begin with VESTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VESTAL
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Common questions about VESTAL
- Is VESTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VESTAL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VESTAL worth?
- VESTAL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VESTAL mean?
- A priestess of ancient Rome who served the goddess of the hearth and had to remain unmarried, or any woman of strict purity.
- What letters can be added to VESTAL?
- VESTAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VESTAL:
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