VITELLINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VITELLINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VITELLINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VITELLINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VITELLINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vitellinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VITELLINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VITELLINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VITELLINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VITELLINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Of or relating to the yolk of an egg, or yellow like a yolk.
Embryologists speak of the vitelline membrane, the thin skin that wraps the yolk. The sac that feeds an early embryo is also named for it. As a colour word it is rare, meaning deep egg-yolk yellow.
How VITELLINE is used
Vitelline is a technical term used in embryology and zoology.
- A vitelline membrane surrounds the yolk of the egg.
- The embryo drew food from the vitelline sac.
- Its feathers had a vitelline tint.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VITELLINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VITELLINE
1 longer words begin with VITELLINE.
Shorter words from the letters in VITELLINE
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Common questions about VITELLINE
- Is VITELLINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VITELLINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VITELLINE worth?
- VITELLINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VITELLINE mean?
- Of or relating to the yolk of an egg, or yellow like a yolk.
- What letters can be added to VITELLINE?
- VITELLINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VITELLINE:
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