VILAYET is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VILAYET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VILAYET?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VILAYET is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VILAYET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vilayetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VILAYET scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VILAYET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does VILAYET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A large province of the Ottoman Empire, ruled by a governor.
The Ottomans reorganised their lands into vilayets in the nineteenth century, replacing the older eyalets. Each vilayet was split into smaller districts, and the term is still used for provinces in modern Turkey.
How VILAYET is used
Vilayet is used in history books and in discussion of Turkish administrative divisions.
- The vilayet of Aleppo was one of the largest in Syria.
- A governor, called a vali, headed each vilayet.
- Maps of the empire show every vilayet in a different colour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VILAYET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VILAYET
1 longer words begin with VILAYET.
Shorter words from the letters in VILAYET
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Common questions about VILAYET
- Is VILAYET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VILAYET, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VILAYET worth?
- VILAYET is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VILAYET mean?
- A large province of the Ottoman Empire, ruled by a governor.
- What letters can be added to VILAYET?
- VILAYET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VILAYET:
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