VIELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VIELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIELLE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIELLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
viellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIELLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VIELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 167,235.
What does VIELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
An old stringed instrument sounded by a rosined wheel turned with a crank; the hurdy-gurdy.
The vielle name is French, and early music players use it for the medieval instrument whose strings are set humming by a rotating wheel rather than a bow. The player turns the handle with one hand and presses keys with the other to change the pitch, while some strings drone on one note. Do not confuse it with the bowed fiddle that goes by a similar old name.
How VIELLE is used
A term of early-music and folk-music circles.
- The street musician cranked a vielle beside the fountain.
- A painted vielle hangs on the wall of the workshop.
- The ensemble added a vielle for the drone under the melody.
- She learned to tune a vielle before she could read music.
- The carving shows an angel playing the vielle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIELLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIELLE
1 longer words begin with VIELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in VIELLE
Common questions about VIELLE
- Is VIELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIELLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIELLE worth?
- VIELLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIELLE mean?
- An old stringed instrument sounded by a rosined wheel turned with a crank; the hurdy-gurdy.
- What letters can be added to VIELLE?
- VIELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VIELLE:
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