VOWEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VOWEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOWEL?
| 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 VOWEL is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOWEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vowelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOWEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VOWEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does VOWEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A speech sound made with an open vocal tract and no blocking of airflow, or a letter representing such a sound.
A vowel is produced by shaping the mouth and tongue without closing off or heavily restricting the flow of air, unlike a consonant, which involves some kind of blockage or narrowing. In English writing, the letters a, e, i, o and u are usually called vowels, along with y in certain positions, though the sounds they represent vary a great deal between words and accents. Every syllable in English needs at least one vowel sound to form its core. Linguists studying different languages describe each vowel by the position of the tongue and the shape of the lips used to produce it.
How VOWEL is used
A basic term from grammar and linguistics, familiar from early schooling and used throughout language study.
- Children learn to identify each vowel in the alphabet at school.
- The word "queue" contains four vowel letters in a row.
- Linguists classify each vowel by tongue height and lip shape.
- She stretched the vowel sound for comic effect.
- Some dialects pronounce that vowel quite differently from standard speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOWEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VOWEL
The 5 tiles of VOWEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VOWEL
20 longer words begin with VOWEL.
Words ending in VOWEL
2 words end in VOWEL. Useful as a back hook: play VOWEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with VOWEL inside
4 words contain VOWEL in the middle. Words that start with VOWEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VOWEL
Common questions about VOWEL
- Is VOWEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOWEL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOWEL worth?
- VOWEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOWEL mean?
- A speech sound made with an open vocal tract and no blocking of airflow, or a letter representing such a sound.
- What letters can be added to VOWEL?
- VOWEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VOWEL:
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