VINCULUM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VINCULUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VINCULUM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VINCULUM is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VINCULUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vinculumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VINCULUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VINCULUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VINCULUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VINCULUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A horizontal line drawn over a group of terms or digits to show they are treated as one unit.
In mathematics a vinculum over a fraction's digits shows a repeating decimal, and over a root it shows what lies under the sign. In anatomy the same Latin word, meaning a bond, names a band of tissue that holds a tendon in place.
How VINCULUM is used
The word vinculum is a technical term in mathematics and anatomy.
- A vinculum over the digits marks the repeating part.
- Draw a vinculum above the whole expression.
- The surgeon repaired the vinculum of the finger tendon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VINCULUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VINCULUM
1 longer words begin with VINCULUM.
Shorter words from the letters in VINCULUM
Common questions about VINCULUM
- Is VINCULUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VINCULUM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VINCULUM worth?
- VINCULUM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VINCULUM mean?
- A horizontal line drawn over a group of terms or digits to show they are treated as one unit.
- What letters can be added to VINCULUM?
- VINCULUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VINCULUM:
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