VIGNETTE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VIGNETTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIGNETTE?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIGNETTE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIGNETTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIGNETTE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VIGNETTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIGNETTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VIGNETTE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short, vivid description or scene, or a small decorative picture with faded edges.
In writing, a vignette captures a moment or character in a few sentences. In photography and book design the word instead names an image whose borders fade gradually into the background.
How VIGNETTE is used
Used for brief literary sketches and for faded-edge images.
- The novel opens with a vignette of village life.
- A small vignette decorated the title page.
- The photographer added a soft vignette to the portrait.
- Each chapter began with a short vignette of the main character.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIGNETTE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIGNETTE
4 longer words begin with VIGNETTE.
Shorter words from the letters in VIGNETTE
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Common questions about VIGNETTE
- Is VIGNETTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIGNETTE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIGNETTE worth?
- VIGNETTE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIGNETTE mean?
- A short, vivid description or scene, or a small decorative picture with faded edges.
- What letters can be added to VIGNETTE?
- VIGNETTE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VIGNETTE:
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