VILLAINY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VILLAINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VILLAINY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VILLAINY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VILLAINY
No single letter turns VILLAINY into another word.
How VILLAINY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VILLAINY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VILLAINY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VILLAINY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Wicked or criminal behaviour, or a wicked deed.
Villainy is what a villain does, from a mean trick to a grand crime. Stories use it for the evil plot the hero must defeat.
How VILLAINY is used
Villainy is common in fiction, history and dramatic descriptions.
- The play tells a tale of treachery and villainy.
- His villainy was revealed in the last chapter.
- No villainy escaped the detective's eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VILLAINY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VILLAINY
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Common questions about VILLAINY
- Is VILLAINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VILLAINY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VILLAINY worth?
- VILLAINY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VILLAINY mean?
- Wicked or criminal behaviour, or a wicked deed.
- What letters can be added to VILLAINY?
- No single letter can be added to VILLAINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VILLAINY:
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