VITREOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VITREOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VITREOUS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VITREOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VITREOUS
No single letter turns VITREOUS into another word.
How VITREOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VITREOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VITREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VITREOUS
- All 8 letters of VITREOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- VITREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- The same 8 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 VITREOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling glass or made of glass.
Ceramic makers talk of vitreous enamel and vitreous china for surfaces that are hard and glossy. In anatomy the vitreous humour is the clear jelly that fills the eyeball.
How VITREOUS is used
Vitreous is used in materials science, craft and eye anatomy.
- The bathroom basin was made of vitreous china.
- A vitreous coating protected the metal from rust.
- The surgeon examined the vitreous gel behind the lens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VITREOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VITREOUS
The 8 tiles of VITREOUS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with VITREOUS
4 longer words begin with VITREOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in VITREOUS
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Common questions about VITREOUS
- Is VITREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VITREOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VITREOUS worth?
- VITREOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VITREOUS mean?
- Resembling glass or made of glass.
- What letters can be added to VITREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VITREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VITREOUS:
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