VOLATILITY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VOLATILITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOLATILITY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOLATILITY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOLATILITY
No single letter turns VOLATILITY into another word.
How VOLATILITY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VOLATILITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOLATILITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VOLATILITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The tendency to change quickly and unpredictably.
In finance, volatility measures how sharply a price swings up and down. In chemistry the volatility of a liquid describes how readily it turns into vapour, and for people it describes sudden mood changes.
How VOLATILITY is used
Used about markets, moods, politics and the evaporation of liquids.
- Investors feared the volatility of the market.
- The volatility of petrol makes it dangerous to store.
- Her volatility made meetings tense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOLATILITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VOLATILITY
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Common questions about VOLATILITY
- Is VOLATILITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOLATILITY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOLATILITY worth?
- VOLATILITY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOLATILITY mean?
- The tendency to change quickly and unpredictably.
- What letters can be added to VOLATILITY?
- No single letter can be added to VOLATILITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VOLATILITY:
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