VINYL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VINYL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VINYL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VINYL is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VINYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vinylsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VINYL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VINYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does VINYL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A tough, flexible plastic used for flooring, records and many other products, or a phonograph record made from it.
Vinyl is a synthetic plastic, chemically related to polyvinyl chloride, valued for being durable, waterproof and easy to shape into flooring, siding, upholstery and countless other products. From the mid-twentieth century it also became the standard material for phonograph records, so vinyl came to mean the records themselves as well as the material, especially once compact discs and streaming largely replaced them. Music collectors today often say they prefer vinyl for its warmer sound and physical presence compared with digital formats. The word comes from the chemical name for the compound used to make the plastic.
How VINYL is used
Used both as a material name in manufacturing and, informally, to mean phonograph records among music collectors.
- The kitchen floor was covered in durable vinyl tiles.
- He collected old jazz albums on vinyl rather than CD.
- The record store specialised in second-hand vinyl.
- Vinyl siding is popular because it needs so little maintenance.
- She preferred the warm crackle of vinyl to a digital recording.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VINYL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VINYL
6 longer words begin with VINYL.
Words ending in VINYL
2 words end in VINYL. Useful as a back hook: play VINYL onto a word already on the board.
Words with VINYL inside
4 words contain VINYL in the middle. Words that start with VINYL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VINYL
Common questions about VINYL
- Is VINYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VINYL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VINYL worth?
- VINYL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VINYL mean?
- A tough, flexible plastic used for flooring, records and many other products, or a phonograph record made from it.
- What letters can be added to VINYL?
- VINYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VINYL:
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