VULTURISH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VULTURISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VULTURISH?
| 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 VULTURISH is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VULTURISH
No single letter turns VULTURISH into another word.
How VULTURISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VULTURISH, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VULTURISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VULTURISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Like a vulture, either in looks or in greedy, scavenging behaviour.
Vulturish describes a person who hovers over misfortune hoping to profit, or an animal with the bald head and hunched stance of the bird. It is a more playful word than vulturine, which is the scientific form.
How VULTURISH is used
Vulturish is used figuratively for greedy opportunists and literally for vulture-like features.
- The buyers circled the failing firm with a vulturish patience.
- He had a hunched, vulturish look in the long black coat.
- Her vulturish interest in the inheritance was obvious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VULTURISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VULTURISH
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Common questions about VULTURISH
- Is VULTURISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VULTURISH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VULTURISH worth?
- VULTURISH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VULTURISH mean?
- Like a vulture, either in looks or in greedy, scavenging behaviour.
- What letters can be added to VULTURISH?
- No single letter can be added to VULTURISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VULTURISH:
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