VIMINAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VIMINAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIMINAL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIMINAL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIMINAL
No single letter turns VIMINAL into another word.
How VIMINAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VIMINAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does VIMINAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalrare
Relating to twigs or made of twigs.
Viminal appears in botany and in old descriptions of basketry and fencing. Because of a famous Roman hill it is often confused with a place name, but the common-noun sense is purely about slender shoots.
How VIMINAL is used
Very rare; seen in specialist plant or craft texts.
- The viminal fence was woven from willow shoots.
- A viminal basket hung beside the door.
- The botanist noted the viminal growth of the young shrub.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIMINAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VIMINAL
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Common questions about VIMINAL
- Is VIMINAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIMINAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIMINAL worth?
- VIMINAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIMINAL mean?
- Relating to twigs or made of twigs.
- What letters can be added to VIMINAL?
- No single letter can be added to VIMINAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VIMINAL:
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