VULTURINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VULTURINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULTURINE?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VULTURINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULTURINE
No single letter turns VULTURINE into another word.
How VULTURINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VULTURINE, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VULTURINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VULTURINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Resembling a vulture in looks or in greedy, predatory habits.
Vulturine can describe a bird with a bare head and heavy beak, or a person who feeds on the misfortunes of others. Birdwatchers know the vulturine guineafowl, a bird with a bald head and blue neck. The word carries a hint of grim opportunism.
How VULTURINE is used
Vulturine is used in natural history and in figurative portraits of greedy people.
- The vulturine guineafowl strutted across the plain.
- He studied the vulturine profile of the old banker.
- Their vulturine interest in the scandal was obvious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULTURINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VULTURINE
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Common questions about VULTURINE
- Is VULTURINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULTURINE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULTURINE worth?
- VULTURINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULTURINE mean?
- Resembling a vulture in looks or in greedy, predatory habits.
- What letters can be added to VULTURINE?
- No single letter can be added to VULTURINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VULTURINE:
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