VILLAIN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VILLAIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VILLAIN?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VILLAIN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VILLAIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VILLAIN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VILLAIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does VILLAIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A wicked person, or the evil character in a story whose actions drive the plot.
Every good thriller needs a villain for the hero to oppose. The word has also been used for criminals in general and, jokingly, for the person blamed for some trouble. It comes from a medieval term for a peasant, which shows how its meaning slid downhill.
How VILLAIN is used
Common in stories, films and everyday speech.
- The villain tied the heroine to the railway tracks.
- Police said the villain had escaped over the wall.
- In this version of the tale, the villain is a jealous brother.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VILLAIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VILLAIN
15 longer words begin with VILLAIN.
Shorter words from the letters in VILLAIN
Common questions about VILLAIN
- Is VILLAIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VILLAIN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VILLAIN worth?
- VILLAIN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VILLAIN mean?
- A wicked person, or the evil character in a story whose actions drive the plot.
- What letters can be added to VILLAIN?
- VILLAIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VILLAIN:
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