VIE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. VIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIE is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in VIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 749.
What does VIE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To compete eagerly for something.
Vie is always followed by with or for and never takes an object directly, which is what separates it from compete in practice. It is clipped from an older verb meaning to challenge at cards, and the sense of raising a stake is faintly in it still.
How VIE is used
Intransitive, with for or with. The past is vied.
- Three firms vied for the contract and none of them wanted it.
- They vied with each other for the worst possible reason.
- She vied for the post and withdrew a week later.
- To vie takes with or for and never an object.
- Two towns vied for the same festival for a decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIE
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with VIE.
Words ending in VIE
20 words end in VIE. Useful as a back hook: play VIE onto a word already on the board.
Words with VIE inside
Showing 24 of 270 words that contain VIE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VIE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about VIE
- Is VIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIE worth?
- VIE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIE mean?
- To compete eagerly for something.
- What letters can be added to VIE?
- VIE takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of VIE:
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