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 letters can be added to VINCULUM?

VINCULUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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.

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PlayableVINCULUM · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

22points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept VINCULUM?

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: 40 / 100

40WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.88

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

4.12%

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

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How VINCULUM scores

Scrabble v4i1n1c3u1l1u1m3 15

Words with Friends v5i1n2c4u2l2u2m4 22

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.

Words starting with VINCULUM

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1 longer words begin with VINCULUM.

Shorter words from the letters in VINCULUM

cumuli10 unicum10 cumin9 mucin9 linum7 ulmin7 culm8 vuln7 limn6 muil6 muni6 unci6 vim8 vum8 cum7 mic7 luv6 vin6 imu5 lum5 mil5 mun5 nim5 umu5 lin3 lun3 nil3 ulu3 uni3 vu5 mi4 mu4 um4 in2 li2 nu2 un2

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 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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