VULGARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VULGARIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULGARIAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VULGARIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULGARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vulgariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VULGARIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VULGARIAN, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VULGARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VULGARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
offensive
A coarse, tasteless person, especially one who flaunts newly gained money or status.
The vulgarian is a stock figure in social satire, mocked for loud spending and a lack of refinement. The label is a snobbish judgement, so it says as much about the speaker as about the target.
How VULGARIAN is used
A mildly old-fashioned insult found in essays, reviews and humorous writing.
- The vulgarian covered his mansion in gold paint.
- Critics dismissed the film's hero as a rich vulgarian.
- She refused to dine beside such a vulgarian.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULGARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VULGARIAN
1 longer words begin with VULGARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in VULGARIAN
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Common questions about VULGARIAN
- Is VULGARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULGARIAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULGARIAN worth?
- VULGARIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULGARIAN mean?
- A coarse, tasteless person, especially one who flaunts newly gained money or status.
- What letters can be added to VULGARIAN?
- VULGARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VULGARIAN:
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