VODUN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. VODUN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VODUN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VODUN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VODUN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vodunsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VODUN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VODUN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does VODUN mean in Scrabble?
noun
The traditional West African religion, centered in Benin and Togo, that honors ancestral and natural spirits and gave rise to Haitian vodou.
Vodun names the older West African tradition from which Haitian vodou descended, practiced for centuries in the region now covered by Benin and Togo before it traveled across the Atlantic with enslaved people. Its followers venerate a wide range of spirits tied to nature, ancestry, and community life, approached through shrines, offerings, and ceremony rather than through a single central text. While vodou in Haiti absorbed Catholic elements under colonial pressure, vodun in West Africa developed largely on its own terms and remains an officially recognized religion in Benin today. English writers sometimes use vodun and vodou interchangeably, but scholars generally reserve vodun for the West African tradition specifically.
How VODUN is used
Vodun is used mainly in scholarly writing to name the West African religious tradition, distinguished from its Haitian descendant vodou.
- Vodun remains an officially recognized religion in Benin.
- The shrine was dedicated to a spirit honored in vodun tradition.
- Historians trace Haitian vodou back to West African vodun.
- Vodun ceremonies in the village drew visitors from nearby towns.
- She researched the differences between vodun and its Haitian descendant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VODUN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VODUN
1 longer words begin with VODUN.
Shorter words from the letters in VODUN
Common questions about VODUN
- Is VODUN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VODUN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VODUN worth?
- VODUN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VODUN mean?
- The traditional West African religion, centered in Benin and Togo, that honors ancestral and natural spirits and gave rise to Haitian vodou.
- What letters can be added to VODUN?
- VODUN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
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