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Vulture

v ₄u ₁l ₁t ₁u ₁r ₁e ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Common

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does vulture mean?

noun

any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
someone who attacks in search of booty
Synonymsmarauder predator piranha

Is VULTURE a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is VULTURE worth?

Scrabble

10 pts

v ₄u ₁l ₁t ₁u ₁r ₁e ₁

Words With Friends

14 pts

v ₅u ₂l ₂t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁

Wordfeud

12 pts

v ₄u ₂l ₁t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁

NYT Crossplay

15 pts

v ₆u ₂l ₂t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in VULTURE

Best shorter words top 30 of 34

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See all 34 words made from VULTURE

Hooks for VULTURE

Add one letter to the front or back of VULTURE to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like VULTURE

Common words that share the ending -URE, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -URE

Vulture: quick answers

Is VULTURE a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. VULTURE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.

How many points is VULTURE worth?

VULTURE scores 10 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does vulture mean?

As a noun, vulture means “any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in VULTURE?

You can make 34 shorter words from VULTURE, such as LURVE, VERTU, ERUV, VERT. See the full list.