VULN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. VULN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULN?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VULN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vulnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VULN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in VULN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What does VULN mean in Scrabble?
verb
heraldry
To wound oneself, as a heraldic pelican feeding its young with its own blood.
In blazon, a pelican shown to vuln itself appears above shields to symbolize maternal sacrifice. The image drew on medieval bestiaries that linked the bird to Christian ideas of self-giving devotion.
How VULN is used
Rare, appears almost exclusively in heraldic blazon descriptions.
- The pelican is shown to vuln herself in the crest.
- Artists depicted the bird as it would vuln its breast.
- Few blazons still describe a pelican that vulns so vividly.
- The crest shows a pelican having vulned itself for its young.
- Heralds rarely use vuln outside old coats of arms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VULN
17 longer words begin with VULN.
Words with VULN inside
6 words contain VULN in the middle. Words that start with VULN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VULN
Common questions about VULN
- Is VULN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULN worth?
- VULN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULN mean?
- To wound oneself, as a heraldic pelican feeding its young with its own blood.
- What letters can be added to VULN?
- VULN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of VULN:
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