VROU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. VROU 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 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept VROU?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VROU is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VROU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VROU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VROU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does VROU mean in Scrabble?
noun
South African
A married woman or wife, especially among Afrikaans speakers in South Africa.
The word entered South African English from Afrikaans, which itself derives from Dutch vrouw. In everyday speech a vrou is often paired with terms like baas to describe household roles on a farm.
How VROU is used
Used mainly in South African English contexts, often informally.
- The old vrou sat on the porch each evening.
- He introduced his vrou to the visiting family.
- Every vrou in the village knew the recipe by heart.
- The young vrou managed the farmhouse alone.
- Neighbors respected the widowed vrou greatly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VROU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VROU
3 longer words begin with VROU.
Words ending in VROU
1 words end in VROU. Useful as a back hook: play VROU onto a word already on the board.
Words with VROU inside
1 words contain VROU in the middle. Words that start with VROU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VROU
Common questions about VROU
- Is VROU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VROU, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VROU worth?
- VROU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VROU mean?
- A married woman or wife, especially among Afrikaans speakers in South Africa.
- What letters can be added to VROU?
- VROU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VROU:
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