VULGAR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VULGAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULGAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VULGAR is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULGAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vulgarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VULGAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VULGAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does VULGAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Lacking good taste or refinement, or crude and coarse in language or behaviour.
The word began as a neutral term for the ordinary people, from the Latin for the common crowd, and that sense survives in vulgar Latin, the everyday speech of Rome. Over time the meaning slid from common to coarse, so it now describes rude jokes, loud display of wealth and bad manners. A vulgar fraction, by contrast, is just the plain a-over-b way of writing a fraction.
How VULGAR is used
Everyday word; the neutral older sense of common appears in set phrases such as vulgar Latin.
- The comedian was criticised for a vulgar joke at the dinner.
- Some found the gold furniture vulgar rather than grand.
- Scholars call the everyday speech of ancient Rome vulgar Latin.
- He apologised for his vulgar language in front of the children.
- A vulgar fraction is written with one whole number over another.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULGAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VULGAR
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Common questions about VULGAR
- Is VULGAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULGAR, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULGAR worth?
- VULGAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULGAR mean?
- Lacking good taste or refinement, or crude and coarse in language or behaviour.
- What letters can be added to VULGAR?
- VULGAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VULGAR:
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