VYING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VYING?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VYING is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VYING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vyingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VYING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in VYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does VYING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Competing actively with others for the same prize, position or goal; rival.
Vying is the -ing form of the verb vie, and it appears constantly in phrases such as vying for attention or vying for first place, describing rivals who compete actively rather than passively hoping to win. The word often functions almost like an ordinary adjective, as in the vying candidates, describing those actively engaged in a contest. Unlike many -ing forms, vying is rarely used to form a simple continuous tense such as is vying without some following phrase naming what is being competed for. The base verb vie itself is fairly rare outside this form, so vying is often the version speakers meet first.
How VYING is used
Common in phrases such as vying for, describing rivals actively competing for the same thing.
- Two companies are vying for the same contract.
- Several actors were vying for the lead role.
- The vying teams pushed each other to their limits.
- Politicians spent the debate vying for the audience's approval.
- The children were vying to be first in line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VYING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VYING
2 longer words begin with VYING.
Words ending in VYING
16 words end in VYING. Useful as a back hook: play VYING onto a word already on the board.
Words with VYING inside
2 words contain VYING in the middle. Words that start with VYING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in VYING
Common questions about VYING
- Is VYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VYING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VYING worth?
- VYING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VYING mean?
- Competing actively with others for the same prize, position or goal; rival.
- What letters can be added to VYING?
- VYING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of VYING:
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