VOCALIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VOCALIC 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 VOCALIC?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOCALIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOCALIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vocalicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOCALIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VOCALIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does VOCALIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowel sounds.
Phonetics books use vocalic to separate vowel-like sounds from consonants. A vocalic r, for instance, behaves like a vowel at the end of a syllable in many English accents.
How VOCALIC is used
The word vocalic is a linguistic term, opposite to consonantal.
- The word contains three vocalic sounds and one consonant.
- Some languages rely heavily on vocalic length to distinguish meaning.
- A vocalic ending makes the name easy to sing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOCALIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOCALIC
2 longer words begin with VOCALIC.
Shorter words from the letters in VOCALIC
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Common questions about VOCALIC
- Is VOCALIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOCALIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOCALIC worth?
- VOCALIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOCALIC mean?
- Of, relating to, or containing a vowel or vowel sounds.
- What letters can be added to VOCALIC?
- VOCALIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VOCALIC:
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