VIATICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VIATICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIATICAL?
| 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 VIATICAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIATICAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
viaticalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIATICAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VIATICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIATICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VIATICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the sale of a life insurance policy by a terminally ill holder to an investor for immediate cash.
The term is almost always met in the phrase viatical settlement, where the seller receives less than the full payout. It belongs to finance and insurance talk rather than everyday speech.
How VIATICAL is used
Used in finance and insurance contexts, usually before the word settlement.
- The company arranged a viatical settlement for her policy.
- He sold the policy in a viatical deal to pay for care.
- Regulators tightened the rules on viatical contracts.
- A viatical buyer waits for the policyholder to die before collecting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIATICAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIATICAL
1 longer words begin with VIATICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VIATICAL
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Common questions about VIATICAL
- Is VIATICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIATICAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIATICAL worth?
- VIATICAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIATICAL mean?
- Relating to the sale of a life insurance policy by a terminally ill holder to an investor for immediate cash.
- What letters can be added to VIATICAL?
- VIATICAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VIATICAL:
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