VICINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VICINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VICINAL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VICINAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VICINAL
No single letter turns VICINAL into another word.
How VICINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VICINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does VICINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalrare
Neighbouring or nearby, or attached to adjacent atoms in a chemical structure.
In chemistry a vicinal pair of groups sits on atoms right next to each other in a ring or chain. Outside science the word is a formal way to say local, as in a minor local road.
How VICINAL is used
Mostly seen in chemistry and in rare, formal writing about nearby places.
- The molecule has two vicinal hydroxyl groups.
- A vicinal road linked the villages.
- Vicinal diols react in a special way with certain acids.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VICINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VICINAL
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Common questions about VICINAL
- Is VICINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VICINAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VICINAL worth?
- VICINAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VICINAL mean?
- Neighbouring or nearby, or attached to adjacent atoms in a chemical structure.
- What letters can be added to VICINAL?
- No single letter can be added to VICINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VICINAL:
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