VIRIDIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VIRIDIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIRIDIAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIRIDIAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIRIDIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
viridiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIRIDIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VIRIDIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIRIDIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VIRIDIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bluish-green pigment, or the cool, deep colour it produces.
Painters value viridian for its transparency and its steady shade in landscapes. In casual use the word names any rich blue-green, like the sea on a clear day.
How VIRIDIAN is used
Used in painting and for describing colours.
- The artist mixed viridian into the shadows of the leaves.
- A tube of viridian lay beside the palette.
- The lake shone viridian under the afternoon sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIRIDIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIRIDIAN
1 longer words begin with VIRIDIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in VIRIDIAN
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Common questions about VIRIDIAN
- Is VIRIDIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRIDIAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIRIDIAN worth?
- VIRIDIAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIRIDIAN mean?
- A bluish-green pigment, or the cool, deep colour it produces.
- What letters can be added to VIRIDIAN?
- VIRIDIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VIRIDIAN:
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