VINHO is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. VINHO is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 12 points there.
Which word lists accept VINHO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VINHO is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VINHO
No single letter turns VINHO into another word.
How VINHO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VINHO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does VINHO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A young Portuguese wine not left to mature.
Vinho is simply the Portuguese word for wine, borrowed whole into English word lists to name a wine sold and drunk while still young, before any long ageing. It sits alongside similar borrowed wine terms that never fully settled into general vocabulary but remain recognised names for a style of drink.
How VINHO is used
Rare outside wine writing and word-game lists; usually left unitalicised there.
- The label called the bottle a vinho meant for drinking within the year.
- A vinho is bottled and sold before it has had time to age.
- The merchant kept a shelf of light vinho beside the aged reserves.
- She preferred a cheap vinho to the expensive vintage wines.
- The word vinho reached English straight from Portuguese without change.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VINHO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VINHO
Common questions about VINHO
- Is VINHO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VINHO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VINHO worth?
- VINHO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VINHO mean?
- A young Portuguese wine not left to mature.
- What letters can be added to VINHO?
- No single letter can be added to VINHO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VINHO:
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