VIRGULE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VIRGULE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRGULE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRGULE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRGULE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
virgulesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRGULE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VIRGULE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does VIRGULE mean in Scrabble?
noun
printing
A slanting line (/) used in writing and printing to separate alternatives or items.
Printers favour the name virgule over the everyday slash, and it goes back to a French word for a small rod. Medieval scribes used it as a comma. Today it divides and/or, fractions, dates and lines of verse quoted in running text.
How VIRGULE is used
The word virgule is used in typography, style guides and linguistics rather than in casual speech.
- Use a virgule between the two options.
- A virgule marks the end of each line of the quoted poem.
- The old manuscript used a virgule where we would put a comma.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRGULE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRGULE
1 longer words begin with VIRGULE.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRGULE
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Common questions about VIRGULE
- Is VIRGULE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRGULE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRGULE worth?
- VIRGULE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRGULE mean?
- A slanting line (/) used in writing and printing to separate alternatives or items.
- What letters can be added to VIRGULE?
- VIRGULE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VIRGULE:
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