VILIFY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VILIFY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VILIFY?
| 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 VILIFY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VILIFY
No single letter turns VILIFY into another word.
How VILIFY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VILIFY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does VILIFY mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To speak or write about someone in an abusive, belittling way.
To vilify a person is to damage their reputation through harsh attacks, often unfairly. It is stronger than simple criticism, and it is common in political and press writing.
How VILIFY is used
Used in formal writing for sustained verbal attack on a person or group.
- The newspaper tried to vilify the mayor.
- Critics vilify the policy without reading it.
- It is wrong to vilify people for their beliefs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VILIFY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VILIFY
1 longer words begin with VILIFY.
Shorter words from the letters in VILIFY
Common questions about VILIFY
- Is VILIFY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VILIFY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VILIFY worth?
- VILIFY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VILIFY mean?
- To speak or write about someone in an abusive, belittling way.
- What letters can be added to VILIFY?
- No single letter can be added to VILIFY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VILIFY:
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