VINT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. VINT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept VINT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VINT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VINT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does VINT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To gather grapes for making wine.
The word vint derives from the French vendanger, describing the traditional autumn grape harvest across European wine regions. Historically, vint also referred to the harvested crop itself, blurring the line between the verb and a related noun in older agricultural texts.
How VINT is used
Rare today, appearing mostly in older agricultural or winemaking writing.
- The workers vint the vineyard rows each September before the rains arrive.
- Farmhands vinted the entire hillside within three days that year.
- Local families still vint their small plots by hand rather than by machine.
- As dusk fell, the crew kept vinting until every basket was full.
- In some regions, whole villages vint together to finish before the first frost.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VINT
14 longer words begin with VINT.
Words with VINT inside
2 words contain VINT in the middle. Words that start with VINT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VINT
Common questions about VINT
- Is VINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VINT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VINT worth?
- VINT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VINT mean?
- To gather grapes for making wine.
- What letters can be added to VINT?
- VINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VINT:
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