VIVAT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VIVAT 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 VIVAT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIVAT is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIVAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vivatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIVAT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VIVAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,913.
What does VIVAT mean in Scrabble?
interjection
formalarchaic
Long live! An exclamation of acclamation or good wishes for someone's long life or success.
Vivat is a Latin cheer meaning may he or may she live, shouted to honour a ruler, a graduate or an institution on a ceremonial occasion. English borrowed the word directly from Latin without translating it, and it still appears mainly in formal Latin phrases such as vivat regina, long live the queen. Cambridge University famously calls out vivat during degree ceremonies to acknowledge honoured guests. Outside such ceremonial and historical settings, vivat is rarely used in ordinary speech or writing.
How VIVAT is used
A formal, largely ceremonial exclamation, met mainly in Latin phrases at university and state occasions.
- The crowd shouted vivat as the new king appeared on the balcony.
- The ceremony ended with a traditional cry of vivat.
- Students called out vivat during the Latin degree ceremony.
- The old chronicle recorded the people crying vivat rex.
- A banner reading vivat hung above the coronation procession.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIVAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIVAT
1 longer words begin with VIVAT.
Shorter words from the letters in VIVAT
Common questions about VIVAT
- Is VIVAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIVAT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIVAT worth?
- VIVAT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIVAT mean?
- Long live! An exclamation of acclamation or good wishes for someone's long life or success.
- What letters can be added to VIVAT?
- VIVAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VIVAT:
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