VOCABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VOCABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOCABLE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOCABLE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOCABLE
Front hooks — 1
evocableBack hooks — 1
vocablesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOCABLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VOCABLE, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does VOCABLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A word considered as a combination of sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning.
Linguists speak of a vocable when they care about the form of a word rather than what it means. In song, vocables are syllables such as la or hey that carry melody but no dictionary sense.
How VOCABLE is used
The word vocable is a technical term used in linguistics and music.
- The poem repeats a single vocable like a drumbeat.
- Each vocable in the chant was sung on one note.
- The teacher asked which vocable in the list was hardest to pronounce.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOCABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOCABLE
1 longer words begin with VOCABLE.
Shorter words from the letters in VOCABLE
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Common questions about VOCABLE
- Is VOCABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOCABLE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOCABLE worth?
- VOCABLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOCABLE mean?
- A word considered as a combination of sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning.
- What letters can be added to VOCABLE?
- VOCABLE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VOCABLE:
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