Is VEHICLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VEHICLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VEHICLES mean?
Vehicles is a form of VEHICLE.
- noun
a conveyance that transports people or objects
- noun
a medium for the expression or achievement of something
“his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views”
- noun
any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
- noun
any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
V (4) + E (1) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for VEHICLES
VEHICLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from VEHICLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chevies15
- seviche15
- vehicle15
- chives14
- chive13
- helices12
- lichees12
- vesicle12
- elvish12
- helves12
- shelve12
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chisel11
- clevis11
- leches11
- lichee11
- liches11
- seiche11
- helve11
- hives11
- shive11
- chiel10
- chile10
- eches10
- leech10
- vices10
- hive10
- shiv10
- levies9
- slieve9
- chis9
- eche9
- ichs9
- lech9
- lich9
- vice9
- elves8
- evils8
- heels8
- heils8
- levis8
- lieve8
- lives8
- shiel8
- sieve8
- veils8
- vleis8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ceils7
- slice7
- elhi7
- eves7
- evil7
- heel7
- heil7
- hies7
- levs7
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