VULCANISE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VULCANISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULCANISE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VULCANISE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULCANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VULCANISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VULCANISE, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VULCANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VULCANISE
- All 9 letters of VULCANISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VULCANISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
Britishtechnical
To toughen rubber by heating it with sulphur so that it becomes strong and elastic.
Vulcanise is the British spelling of a process that turned soft, sticky rubber into the durable material used in tyres and seals. The treatment is chemical, and it explains why modern rubber does not melt in summer or crack in winter.
How VULCANISE is used
Used in industrial and manufacturing contexts, especially in British English.
- The factory will vulcanise the rubber strips before they are fitted to the wheels.
- You must vulcanise raw latex with sulphur to make it hard-wearing.
- Workers vulcanise the patch so the repair lasts for years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULCANISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VULCANISE
4 longer words begin with VULCANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in VULCANISE
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Common questions about VULCANISE
- Is VULCANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULCANISE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULCANISE worth?
- VULCANISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULCANISE mean?
- To toughen rubber by heating it with sulphur so that it becomes strong and elastic.
- What letters can be added to VULCANISE?
- VULCANISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VULCANISE:
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