VILLAINOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VILLAINOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VILLAINOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VILLAINOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VILLAINOUS
No single letter turns VILLAINOUS into another word.
How VILLAINOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VILLAINOUS, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VILLAINOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VILLAINOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Wicked, criminal or deeply evil in character or behaviour.
Villainous can describe a person, a deed or a plan that shows cruel intent. Used loosely it can also mean simply awful, as in a villainous cup of tea.
How VILLAINOUS is used
Villainous is common in stories and in lightly humorous complaints about something very bad.
- The duke devised a villainous scheme to seize the crown.
- He gave a villainous grin and slammed the door.
- We endured a villainous storm all week.
- The villainous captain abandoned his crew.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VILLAINOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VILLAINOUS
3 longer words begin with VILLAINOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VILLAINOUS
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Common questions about VILLAINOUS
- Is VILLAINOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VILLAINOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VILLAINOUS worth?
- VILLAINOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VILLAINOUS mean?
- Wicked, criminal or deeply evil in character or behaviour.
- What letters can be added to VILLAINOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VILLAINOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VILLAINOUS:
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