VILE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VILE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VILE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vilerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How VILE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about VILE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VILE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely unpleasant, offensive, or morally repugnant.
Vile entered English from Old French and Latin roots meaning cheap or worthless, later shifting toward a stronger moral sense. Writers often pair vile with smells, tastes, or behavior to emphasize strong disgust.
How VILE is used
Carries strong emotional force and appears often in literary or informal speech.
- The soup had a vile smell that emptied the room.
- Critics called the crime utterly vile.
- He made a vile comment about his coworker.
- This is the vilest excuse I have ever heard.
- Her vile temper frightened the younger children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VILE
The 4 tiles of VILE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with VILE
5 longer words begin with VILE.
Words ending in VILE
3 words end in VILE. Useful as a back hook: play VILE onto a word already on the board.
Words with VILE inside
Showing 24 of 36 words that contain VILE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VILE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VILE
Common questions about VILE
- Is VILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VILE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VILE worth?
- VILE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VILE mean?
- Extremely unpleasant, offensive, or morally repugnant.
- What letters can be added to VILE?
- VILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VILE:
Open VILE in the Word Finder