WERGILD is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WERGILD 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 WERGILD?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WERGILD is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WERGILD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wergildsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WERGILD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in WERGILD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does WERGILD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In early Germanic law, the price set on a person's life, paid by a killer to the victim's family.
The amount of the wergild depended on rank, so a noble cost more than a farmer. Paying it was meant to end a blood feud before it spread, and the idea shaped many early legal codes.
How WERGILD is used
Used in history and law about Anglo-Saxon and other Germanic societies.
- The killer paid the wergild to the dead man's kin.
- A king's wergild was far higher than a peasant's.
- Refusing the wergild could start a feud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WERGILD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WERGILD
1 longer words begin with WERGILD.
Shorter words from the letters in WERGILD
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Common questions about WERGILD
- Is WERGILD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WERGILD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WERGILD worth?
- WERGILD is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WERGILD mean?
- In early Germanic law, the price set on a person's life, paid by a killer to the victim's family.
- What letters can be added to WERGILD?
- WERGILD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WERGILD:
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