VITRIOLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VITRIOLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VITRIOLIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VITRIOLIC is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VITRIOLIC
No single letter turns VITRIOLIC into another word.
How VITRIOLIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VITRIOLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VITRIOLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VITRIOLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Filled with bitter, savage criticism or malice.
The image comes from vitriol, an old name for sulphuric acid, which burns whatever it touches. A vitriolic review or speech wounds deliberately, and in chemistry the word can also describe things related to that acid.
How VITRIOLIC is used
Vitriolic modifies words like attack, review, rant or comment.
- The critic wrote a vitriolic review of the play.
- His vitriolic reply ended the friendship.
- Online comments grew increasingly vitriolic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VITRIOLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VITRIOLIC
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Common questions about VITRIOLIC
- Is VITRIOLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VITRIOLIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VITRIOLIC worth?
- VITRIOLIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VITRIOLIC mean?
- Filled with bitter, savage criticism or malice.
- What letters can be added to VITRIOLIC?
- No single letter can be added to VITRIOLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VITRIOLIC:
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