VOMER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VOMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOMER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOMER is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vomersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOMER scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VOMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What does VOMER mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalzoology
The thin, flat bone forming part of the wall between the nostrils.
The vomer sits low in the nasal septum, behind the cartilage, in humans and in most other vertebrates. Latin named it for its resemblance to a ploughshare, and the same bone lets comparative anatomists compare skulls across very different animals, including fossils.
How VOMER is used
Technical, in anatomy and comparative zoology; not a word met outside medical or scientific writing.
- The scan showed a small deviation of the vomer to one side.
- A fossil skull was identified partly by the shape of its vomer.
- The vomer sits low in the nasal septum, behind the cartilage.
- Comparative anatomists trace the vomer across many vertebrate skulls.
- Latin named the vomer for its resemblance to a ploughshare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOMER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VOMER
The 5 tiles of VOMER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VOMER
3 longer words begin with VOMER.
Shorter words from the letters in VOMER
Common questions about VOMER
- Is VOMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOMER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOMER worth?
- VOMER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOMER mean?
- The thin, flat bone forming part of the wall between the nostrils.
- What letters can be added to VOMER?
- VOMER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VOMER:
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