VEXATION is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. VEXATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VEXATION?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VEXATION is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VEXATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vexationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VEXATION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VEXATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VEXATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VEXATION
- All 8 letters of VEXATION are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VEXATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A feeling of irritation or worry, or the thing that causes it.
Vexation sits between simple annoyance and real distress, usually from small repeated problems. In older legal writing it also named the harassing of someone through pointless lawsuits.
How VEXATION is used
A somewhat formal word, common in literature and careful prose.
- To her vexation, the train had already left.
- The constant noise was a daily vexation.
- He sighed in vexation at the broken lock.
- Delays are a source of vexation for every traveller.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VEXATION and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VEXATION
1 longer words begin with VEXATION.
Shorter words from the letters in VEXATION
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Common questions about VEXATION
- Is VEXATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VEXATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VEXATION worth?
- VEXATION is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VEXATION mean?
- A feeling of irritation or worry, or the thing that causes it.
- What letters can be added to VEXATION?
- VEXATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VEXATION:
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