VEXIL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VEXIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VEXIL?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VEXIL is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VEXIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vexilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VEXIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VEXIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does VEXIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalbotany
A variant word for vexillum, either a military standard once carried by Roman soldiers or the large upper petal of a pea-family flower.
A vexil named a cloth banner mounted on a pole and carried by a Roman military unit, marking its position in battle. Botanists later borrowed the same word for the broad upper petal that stands above the other petals in flowers such as the pea and the bean. Both senses come from the same Latin root meaning a small sail or flag.
How VEXIL is used
Chiefly a technical or historical term, met in Roman history and in botanical descriptions rather than in ordinary speech.
- The legion advanced behind its vexil.
- A painted eagle decorated the vexil of the cohort.
- The botanist pointed to the vexil rising above the smaller petals.
- Each pea flower carries a broad vexil at the top.
- The museum display explained how a vexil identified a Roman unit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VEXIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VEXIL
15 longer words begin with VEXIL.
Shorter words from the letters in VEXIL
Common questions about VEXIL
- Is VEXIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VEXIL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VEXIL worth?
- VEXIL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VEXIL mean?
- A variant word for vexillum, either a military standard once carried by Roman soldiers or the large upper petal of a pea-family flower.
- What letters can be added to VEXIL?
- VEXIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VEXIL:
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