VISA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VISA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VISA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VISA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VISA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
visasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VISA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VISA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about VISA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VISA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An official endorsement in a passport permitting entry to a country.
The word visa comes from the Latin phrase carta visa, meaning paper that has been seen or examined. Many countries now issue an electronic visa rather than a physical stamp in a passport.
How VISA is used
Frequently used in travel, immigration, and government bureaucracy contexts.
- She applied for a visa three months before her trip abroad.
- The embassy denied his visa request without explanation.
- Travelers need a valid visa to enter certain countries.
- Their visas expired just days before the conference began.
- Officials stamped a temporary visa into the passport at the border.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VISA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VISA
The 4 tiles of VISA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VISA
12 longer words begin with VISA.
Words with VISA inside
Showing 24 of 62 words that contain VISA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with VISA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VISA
Common questions about VISA
- Is VISA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VISA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VISA worth?
- VISA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VISA mean?
- An official endorsement in a passport permitting entry to a country.
- What letters can be added to VISA?
- VISA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VISA:
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