VULGARISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. VULGARISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULGARISE?
| 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 VULGARISE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULGARISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VULGARISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VULGARISE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VULGARISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VULGARISE
- All 9 letters of VULGARISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VULGARISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To make something coarse or common, or to simplify it so that it appeals to the general public.
To vulgarise an idea can mean spreading it to a wide audience, but the word more often carries the complaint that subtlety was lost along the way. British writers prefer this spelling to the American one.
How VULGARISE is used
Used in criticism of culture and scholarship when a refined thing is made cheaper or more popular.
- Critics said the remake would vulgarise a delicate story.
- Advertising can vulgarise even the finest music.
- He worried that television would vulgarise the debate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULGARISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VULGARISE
4 longer words begin with VULGARISE.
Shorter words from the letters in VULGARISE
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Common questions about VULGARISE
- Is VULGARISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULGARISE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULGARISE worth?
- VULGARISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULGARISE mean?
- To make something coarse or common, or to simplify it so that it appeals to the general public.
- What letters can be added to VULGARISE?
- VULGARISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VULGARISE:
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