VOEMA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. VOEMA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept VOEMA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOEMA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOEMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
voemasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOEMA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VOEMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does VOEMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
Vigour, energy or drive — a South African English word.
Voema entered South African English from Afrikaans and describes the get-up-and-go a person, a team or even a machine can lack or have in plenty. Sports commentary reaches for it often, where British English would say energy or oomph.
How VOEMA is used
South African English, informal; commonly heard in sport and everyday talk about energy or drive.
- The coach said the team was missing voema after the interval.
- She tackled the hill with real voema, never stopping to catch her breath.
- Voema is the word local commentators reach for when energy is what a side lacks.
- An old car can still have plenty of voema under the bonnet.
- He put his last bit of voema into the final lap.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOEMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VOEMA
The 5 tiles of VOEMA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VOEMA
1 longer words begin with VOEMA.
Shorter words from the letters in VOEMA
Common questions about VOEMA
- Is VOEMA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VOEMA is not in it.
- How many points is VOEMA worth?
- VOEMA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOEMA mean?
- Vigour, energy or drive — a South African English word.
- What letters can be added to VOEMA?
- VOEMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VOEMA:
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