VIOLACEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VIOLACEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIOLACEOUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIOLACEOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIOLACEOUS
No single letter turns VIOLACEOUS into another word.
How VIOLACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VIOLACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIOLACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VIOLACEOUS
- VIOLACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- VIOLACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of VIOLACEOUS
The 10 tiles of VIOLACEOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in VIOLACEOUS
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Common questions about VIOLACEOUS
- Is VIOLACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIOLACEOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIOLACEOUS worth?
- VIOLACEOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to VIOLACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VIOLACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VIOLACEOUS:
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