VILLOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VILLOUS 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 VILLOUS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VILLOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VILLOUS
No single letter turns VILLOUS into another word.
How VILLOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VILLOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does VILLOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Covered with fine, soft hairs, or furnished with villi.
In botany a villous leaf or stem feels shaggy because of long soft hairs. In anatomy, villous refers to tissue with tiny finger-like projections, such as the lining of the small intestine. The spelling villose is a rarer variant of the same word.
How VILLOUS is used
Used in botany, medicine and anatomy.
- The plant has a villous stem that feels soft to the touch.
- Villous tissue lines the inside of the small intestine.
- The leaves were villous underneath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VILLOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VILLOUS
1 longer words begin with VILLOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VILLOUS
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Common questions about VILLOUS
- Is VILLOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VILLOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VILLOUS worth?
- VILLOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VILLOUS mean?
- Covered with fine, soft hairs, or furnished with villi.
- What letters can be added to VILLOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VILLOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VILLOUS:
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