Is VILLAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VILLAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VILLAGES mean?
Villages is a form of VILLAGE.
- noun
a community of people smaller than a town
- noun
a settlement smaller than a town
- noun
a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 VILLAGES
VILLAGES 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 VILLAGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glaives11
- village11
- gavels10
- glaive10
- vagile10
- visage10
- silvae9
- valise9
- villae9
- villas9
- gavel9
- gives9
- vegas9
- vigas9
- gallies8
- alive8
- evils8
- laves8
- levas8
- levis8
- lives8
- salve8
- selva8
- silva8
- slave8
- vails8
- vales8
- valse8
- veals8
- veils8
- vials8
- villa8
- vills8
- vleis8
- gave8
- give8
- vagi8
- vega8
- viga8
- vigs8
- legals7
- ligase7
- silage7
- aves7
- evil7
- lave7
- lavs7
- leva7
- levs7
- live7
- save7
- vail7
- vale7
- vase7
- veal7
- veil7
- vela7
- vial7
- vies7
- vile7
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