VOCAB is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. VOCAB is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept VOCAB?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOCAB is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOCAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vocabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOCAB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VOCAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does VOCAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A shortened, informal way of saying vocabulary, the set of words a person knows or uses.
Vocab clips the longer word vocabulary down to one easy syllable pair, and it turns up constantly in classrooms, language apps and casual conversation about learning words. Teachers set vocab lists, and students talk about building their vocab, without ever reaching for the full four syllable form.
How VOCAB is used
Informal; common in speech, teaching materials and language learning apps.
- The app quizzes you on ten new vocab words a day.
- Her vocab has grown a lot since she started reading more.
- The teacher handed out a vocab list for the test.
- He struggled with technical vocab in the science class.
- We reviewed vocab from last week before the exam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOCAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOCAB
12 longer words begin with VOCAB.
Words with VOCAB inside
16 words contain VOCAB in the middle. Words that start with VOCAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VOCAB
Common questions about VOCAB
- Is VOCAB valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VOCAB is not in it.
- How many points is VOCAB worth?
- VOCAB is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOCAB mean?
- A shortened, informal way of saying vocabulary, the set of words a person knows or uses.
- What letters can be added to VOCAB?
- VOCAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VOCAB:
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