Is VERTICALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VERTICALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VERTICALS mean?
Verticals is a form of VERTICAL.
- adjective
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
“a vertical camera angle”
- noun
something that is oriented vertically
- noun
a vertical structural member as a post or stake
“the ball sailed between the uprights”
- adjective
relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 14 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 VERTICALS
VERTICALS 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 VERTICALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cavilers13
- claviers13
- vertical13
- visceral13
- actives12
- carvels12
- caviler12
- clavers12
- clavier12
- clivers12
- scravel12
- valeric12
- varices12
- vesical12
- viscera12
- active11
- calves11
- carvel11
- carves11
- cavers11
- cavies11
- cavils11
- civets11
- claver11
- claves11
- clevis11
- craves11
- evicts11
- scrive11
- varecs11
- vesica11
- vicars11
- articles10
- recitals10
- sterical10
- estival10
- raviest10
- revisal10
- travels10
- varlets10
- vastier10
- veritas10
- vestral10
- calve10
- carve10
- caver10
- caves10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civet10
- clave10
- clavi10
- crave10
- evict10
- varec10
- vatic10
- vicar10
- vices10
- article9
- atresic9
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