VETERINARY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VETERINARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VETERINARY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VETERINARY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VETERINARY
No single letter turns VETERINARY into another word.
How VETERINARY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VETERINARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VETERINARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VETERINARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the medical care and treatment of animals.
Veterinary appears in veterinary clinics, veterinary schools and veterinary bills, all tied to animal health. In American English it can also name the person, though veterinarian is the usual word.
How VETERINARY is used
Used before nouns such as surgeon, medicine, clinic, practice and student.
- The veterinary clinic opens at eight.
- She is studying veterinary medicine.
- A veterinary surgeon examined the horse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VETERINARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VETERINARY
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Common questions about VETERINARY
- Is VETERINARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VETERINARY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VETERINARY worth?
- VETERINARY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VETERINARY mean?
- Relating to the medical care and treatment of animals.
- What letters can be added to VETERINARY?
- No single letter can be added to VETERINARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VETERINARY:
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