VIOL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VIOL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIOL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIOL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIOL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIOL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VIOL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does VIOL mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A bowed stringed instrument used chiefly in early European music.
The viol was typically held upright between the knees or on the lap rather than under the chin like later instruments. Renaissance and Baroque ensembles called consorts often paired several sizes of viol together, from treble to bass.
How VIOL is used
Common in descriptions of Renaissance and Baroque chamber music ensembles.
- The consort tuned each viol before the evening performance began.
- She learned to play the viol during her music history course.
- Collectors prize an authentic seventeenth century viol above modern replicas.
- Several viols of different sizes formed the ensemble string section.
- The museum displays a finely carved viol from the Elizabethan era.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIOL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIOL
Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with VIOL.
Words with VIOL inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain VIOL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VIOL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VIOL
Common questions about VIOL
- Is VIOL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIOL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIOL worth?
- VIOL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIOL mean?
- A bowed stringed instrument used chiefly in early European music.
- What letters can be added to VIOL?
- VIOL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VIOL:
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