VULCANIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VULCANIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULCANIAN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VULCANIAN is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULCANIAN
No single letter turns VULCANIAN into another word.
How VULCANIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VULCANIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VULCANIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VULCANIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a volcanic eruption made up of sudden explosions of gas and ash with little or no flowing lava; also, relating to the Roman god Vulcan or to metalworking.
In geology a vulcanian eruption is a violent, short burst that throws out ash and fragments. In older and more literary usage the word links to the smith-god and to ironwork, so the context tells you which sense is meant.
How VULCANIAN is used
Used in volcanology for explosive eruption style, and occasionally in classical or poetic writing.
- Scientists recorded a vulcanian blast that sent ash miles into the sky.
- The vulcanian style of eruption repeats in short, powerful bursts.
- The poet described the forge with a vulcanian glow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULCANIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VULCANIAN
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Common questions about VULCANIAN
- Is VULCANIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULCANIAN, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULCANIAN worth?
- VULCANIAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULCANIAN mean?
- Describing a volcanic eruption made up of sudden explosions of gas and ash with little or no flowing lava; also, relating to the Roman god Vulcan or to metalworking.
- What letters can be added to VULCANIAN?
- No single letter can be added to VULCANIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VULCANIAN:
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