Is VELOCITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VELOCITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VELOCITY mean?
- noun
distance travelled per unit time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
V (4) + E (1) + L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 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 VELOCITY
VELOCITY 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 VELOCITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- covey13
- levity12
- lovey11
- civet10
- clove10
- covet10
- evict10
- lytic10
- octyl10
- voice10
- levy10
- tivy10
- violet9
- city9
- cloy9
- coly9
- cove9
- vice9
- ivy9
- citole8
- olive8
- voile8
- volte8
- volti8
- coy8
- icy8
- locie7
- lotic7
- oleic7
- telco7
- telic7
- evil7
- levo7
- live7
- love7
- oily7
- veil7
- veto7
- vile7
- viol7
- vlei7
- vole7
- volt7
- vote7
- yeti7
- ceil6
- celt6
- cite6
- clit6
- clot6
- coil6
- cole6
- colt6
- cote6
- etic6
- lice6
- loci6
- otic6
- lev6
- ley6
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