VIGILANTE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VIGILANTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIGILANTE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIGILANTE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIGILANTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vigilantesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIGILANTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VIGILANTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIGILANTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VIGILANTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who takes the law into their own hands, punishing suspected wrongdoers without any legal authority.
Vigilantes typically appear where citizens believe the police are absent or failing. The word came into English from Spanish, and in films the vigilante is often a hero, though real vigilante justice is illegal and dangerous.
How VIGILANTE is used
Used in news and fiction about people or groups who enforce the law themselves.
- The vigilante chased the thief through the streets.
- A group of vigilantes patrolled the neighbourhood at night.
- Police warned residents not to act as vigilantes.
- The film follows a vigilante seeking revenge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIGILANTE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VIGILANTE
The 9 tiles of VIGILANTE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VIGILANTE
1 longer words begin with VIGILANTE.
Shorter words from the letters in VIGILANTE
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Common questions about VIGILANTE
- Is VIGILANTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIGILANTE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIGILANTE worth?
- VIGILANTE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIGILANTE mean?
- A person who takes the law into their own hands, punishing suspected wrongdoers without any legal authority.
- What letters can be added to VIGILANTE?
- VIGILANTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VIGILANTE:
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