VICARIANT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VICARIANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VICARIANT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VICARIANT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VICARIANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vicariantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VICARIANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VICARIANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VICARIANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VICARIANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One of two or more closely related species or varieties living in different geographical areas.
A vicariant arises when a barrier, such as a mountain range or a new sea, splits one population into separate groups. Over time each group drifts into its own form, so biologists compare vicariants to trace how species diverged.
How VICARIANT is used
Vicariant belongs to biogeography and evolutionary biology.
- The two frogs are vicariants separated by the mountains.
- Each island holds its own vicariant of the beetle.
- The study traced the vicariant back to an ancient split.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VICARIANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VICARIANT
1 longer words begin with VICARIANT.
Shorter words from the letters in VICARIANT
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Common questions about VICARIANT
- Is VICARIANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VICARIANT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VICARIANT worth?
- VICARIANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VICARIANT mean?
- One of two or more closely related species or varieties living in different geographical areas.
- What letters can be added to VICARIANT?
- VICARIANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VICARIANT:
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