VICTUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VICTUAL 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 VICTUAL?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VICTUAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VICTUAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
victualsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VICTUAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VICTUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does VICTUAL mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To supply a ship, army or group with food and provisions.
To victual a crew meant loading enough food and drink for a long voyage. The word sounds old and is mostly met in sea stories and history books. It is pronounced "vittle".
How VICTUAL is used
Used in historical or nautical writing about stocking up on food.
- The captain had to victual the ship before the long voyage.
- They stopped at the port to victual the whole fleet.
- It took three days to victual the garrison.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VICTUAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VICTUAL
14 longer words begin with VICTUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in VICTUAL
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Common questions about VICTUAL
- Is VICTUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VICTUAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VICTUAL worth?
- VICTUAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VICTUAL mean?
- To supply a ship, army or group with food and provisions.
- What letters can be added to VICTUAL?
- VICTUAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VICTUAL:
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