VOYAGEUR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VOYAGEUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOYAGEUR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOYAGEUR is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOYAGEUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
voyageursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VOYAGEUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VOYAGEUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VOYAGEUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VOYAGEUR
- All 8 letters of VOYAGEUR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VOYAGEUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A French-Canadian canoeman who carried furs and supplies for trading companies.
Voyageurs paddled birchbark canoes along lakes and rivers and hauled loads across portages, forming the backbone of the early North American fur trade. Their songs and stamina have become part of Canadian folklore.
How VOYAGEUR is used
The word voyageur is a historical borrowing from French, tied to the fur trade.
- Each voyageur carried two heavy bundles of pelts.
- The voyageur sang as the canoe slid across the lake.
- A statue of a voyageur stands by the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOYAGEUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VOYAGEUR
1 longer words begin with VOYAGEUR.
Shorter words from the letters in VOYAGEUR
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Common questions about VOYAGEUR
- Is VOYAGEUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOYAGEUR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOYAGEUR worth?
- VOYAGEUR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOYAGEUR mean?
- A French-Canadian canoeman who carried furs and supplies for trading companies.
- What letters can be added to VOYAGEUR?
- VOYAGEUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VOYAGEUR:
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