VULTURE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VULTURE 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 VULTURE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VULTURE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULTURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vulturesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VULTURE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VULTURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does VULTURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large bird of prey with a bare head and neck that feeds mainly on the flesh of dead animals.
Vultures soar for hours on warm air currents, spotting carcasses from far away. Figuratively a vulture is a person who preys on the misfortune of others, such as a shark in business. Its ugly reputation is largely unfair, since it keeps the landscape clean.
How VULTURE is used
Common in nature writing and in figurative speech.
- A vulture circled high above the desert.
- The vulture tore at the carcass.
- Critics called the investor a vulture who profited from failing firms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULTURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VULTURE
1 longer words begin with VULTURE.
Shorter words from the letters in VULTURE
Common questions about VULTURE
- Is VULTURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULTURE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULTURE worth?
- VULTURE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULTURE mean?
- A large bird of prey with a bare head and neck that feeds mainly on the flesh of dead animals.
- What letters can be added to VULTURE?
- VULTURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VULTURE:
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