WERGELT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WERGELT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WERGELT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WERGELT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WERGELT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wergeltsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WERGELT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WERGELT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What does WERGELT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In early Germanic law, the sum of money a killer paid to the family of the person slain.
Under this system the wergelt varied with the victim's rank, so a noble cost more than a free farmer. The payment ended blood feuds by letting a family accept money instead of revenge.
How WERGELT is used
The word wergelt is used by historians of Anglo-Saxon and early medieval law, and it is a variant of wergeld.
- The wergelt for a thane was far higher than for a ceorl.
- He paid the wergelt to avoid a feud.
- Early law codes list the wergelt for every rank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WERGELT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WERGELT
1 longer words begin with WERGELT.
Shorter words from the letters in WERGELT
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Common questions about WERGELT
- Is WERGELT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WERGELT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WERGELT worth?
- WERGELT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WERGELT mean?
- In early Germanic law, the sum of money a killer paid to the family of the person slain.
- What letters can be added to WERGELT?
- WERGELT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WERGELT:
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