Is VIGILANCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VIGILANCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VIGILANCE mean?
- noun
the process of paying close and continuous attention
“wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter”
- noun
vigilant attentiveness
“he keeps a weather eye open for trouble”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + G (2) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 15 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 VIGILANCE
Single letters that turn VIGILANCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from VIGILANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- caviling14
- cleaving14
- vicinage14
- calving13
- vicinal12
- caving12
- vicing12
- leaving11
- vailing11
- vealing11
- veiling11
- vialing11
- clivia11
- angelic10
- anglice10
- ceiling10
- galenic10
- glaive10
- laving10
- living10
- vagile10
- calve10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- civie10
- civil10
- clave10
- clavi10
- vinca10
- vinic10
- alevin9
- alvine9
- glance9
- incage9
- lacing9
- valine9
- veinal9
- venial9
- vineal9
- ganev9
- gavel9
- given9
- vegan9
- vigia9
- vigil9
- cave9
- vice9
- inlace8
- acing8
- alive8
- anvil8
- clang8
- cling8
- genic8
- glace8
- icing8
- levin8
- liven8
- naevi8
- naive8
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