VITIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VITIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VITIATE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VITIATE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VITIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VITIATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VITIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What does VITIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To spoil, weaken or impair the quality or effectiveness of something, or to destroy its legal validity.
In law, a mistake or fraud can vitiate a contract, making it void. Outside law the word describes anything that corrupts or ruins, such as bad air or flawed reasoning. It is a formal word and sounds heavier than spoil.
How VITIATE is used
Used in formal, legal and academic writing.
- Fraud can vitiate an otherwise valid agreement.
- Poor data may vitiate the whole study.
- Smoke began to vitiate the air in the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VITIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VITIATE
2 longer words begin with VITIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in VITIATE
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Common questions about VITIATE
- Is VITIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VITIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VITIATE worth?
- VITIATE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VITIATE mean?
- To spoil, weaken or impair the quality or effectiveness of something, or to destroy its legal validity.
- What letters can be added to VITIATE?
- VITIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VITIATE:
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