VICISSITUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. VICISSITUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VICISSITUDE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VICISSITUDE is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VICISSITUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vicissitudesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VICISSITUDE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in VICISSITUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VICISSITUDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VICISSITUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A change of circumstances or fortune, especially an unwelcome one.
Vicissitude is most often met in the plural, vicissitudes, for the ups and downs of a life or career. It can also mean the regular alternation of opposites, such as day and night.
How VICISSITUDE is used
Used in formal and literary writing for the shifting fortunes that a person or institution lives through.
- The company survived every vicissitude of the market.
- She bore the vicissitude of exile with patience.
- The novel follows the vicissitudes of one family across a century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VICISSITUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VICISSITUDE
1 longer words begin with VICISSITUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in VICISSITUDE
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Common questions about VICISSITUDE
- Is VICISSITUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VICISSITUDE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VICISSITUDE worth?
- VICISSITUDE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VICISSITUDE mean?
- A change of circumstances or fortune, especially an unwelcome one.
- What letters can be added to VICISSITUDE?
- VICISSITUDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of VICISSITUDE:
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