VERTICALS

9 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What VERTICALS Means

VERTICALS is a form of VERTICAL, which means:

adjective: at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line“a vertical camera angle”
adjective: relating to or involving all stages of a business from production to distribution
noun: something that is oriented vertically
noun: a vertical structural member as a post or stake“the ball sailed between the uprights”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

VERTICALS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as V4 E1 R1 T1 I1 C3 A1 L1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In VERTICALS

804 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (10)

ALTRICES ARTICLES CALIVERS CAVILERS CLAVIERS RECITALS SELICTAR STERICAL VERTICAL VISCERAL

7 letter words (52)

6 letter words (146)

ACTIVE AIREST AIVERS ALERTS ALTERS ARIELS ARTELS ARTICS ARTIES ATELIC AVERTS CALVER CALVES CARETS CARIES CARLES CARTEL CARTES CARVEL CARVES CASTER CASTLE CATERS CAVELS CAVERS CAVIER CAVIES CAVILS CERIAS CITALS CITERS CITRAL CIVETS CLARET CLARTS CLAVER CLAVES CLAVIE CLAVIS CLEARS CLEATS CLEVIS CRATES CRAVES CRESTA CRISTA ECLAIR ECLATS ERICAS ERVILS ESTRAL EVICTS LACERS LACETS LACIER LASTER LAVERS LISTER LITERS LITRES LIVERS LIVEST LIVRES RACIST RAILES RATELS RAVELS REACTS RECALS RECAST RECITS RECTAL RELICS RELICT RELIST RESAIL RETAIL RETIAL RICTAL RIVALS RIVELS RIVETS SAILER SALTER SALTIE SALVER SATIRE SATIVE SCALER SCLATE SCLAVE SCLERA SCRIVE SERAIL SERIAL SERVAL SILVAE SILVER SLATER SLAVER SLICER SLIVER STALER STARVE STELAI STELAR STELIC STERIC STEVIA STIVER STRIAE STRIVE TAILER TAIVER TALERS TARCEL TARSEL TAVERS TERAIS TICALS TILERS TRACES TRAILS TRAVEL TRAVES TRAVIS TREVIS TRIACS TRIALS TRICES VALETS VALISE VARECS VARIES VARLET VASTER VELARS VERIST VERSAL VESICA VESTAL VICARS VILEST VISTAL VITALS VRAICS

5 letter words (255)

ACERS ACRES AESIR AIRTS AISLE AIVER ALECS ALERT ALIST ALIVE ALTER AREIC ARETS ARIEL ARILS ARISE ARLES ARTEL ARTIC ARTIS ASTER ASTIR AVELS AVERS AVERT AVISE CALVE CARES CARET CARLE CARLS CARSE CARTE CARTS CARVE CASTE CATER CATES CAVEL CAVER CAVES CAVIE CAVIL CEILS CELTS CERIA CERTS CESTA CESTI CIELS CIRES CIRLS CITAL CITER CITES CIVES CIVET CLAES CLART CLAST CLATS CLAVE CLAVI CLEAR CLEAT CLIES CRATE CRAVE CREST CRIAS CRIES CRISE CRITS EARLS EARST ECLAT ERICA ERICS ERVIL ESCAR EVICT EVILS ICERS ICTAL ILEAC IRATE ISLET ISTLE LACER LACES LACET LAERS LAICS LAIRS LARES LARIS LASER LATER LAVER LAVES LEARS LEAST LEATS LEIRS LEVIS LIARS LIART LIERS LIRAS LITAS LITER LITES LITRE LIVER LIVES LIVRE RACES RAILE RAILS RAISE RAITS RALES RATEL RATES RAVEL RAVES REACT REALS REAST RECAL RECIT RECTA RECTI REIST RELIC RELIT RESAT RESIT RETIA RIALS RICES RIELS RILES RITES RIVAL RIVAS RIVEL RIVES RIVET SAICE SALET SALIC SALVE SAVER SCAIL SCALE SCARE SCART SCEAT SCRAE SCRAT SELVA SERAC SERAI SERAL SERIC SETAL SILER SILVA SITAR SIVER SLART SLATE SLAVE SLICE SLIER SLIVE STAIR STALE STARE STAVE STEAL STEAR STEIL STELA STILE STIRE STIVE STRAE STRIA TACES TAELS TAILS TALCS TALER TALES TARES TARSI TASER TAVER TEALS TEARS TEILS TELIA TELIC TERAI TERAS TESLA TIARS TICAL TICES TIERS TILER TILES TIRES TIRLS TRACE TRAIL TRAVE TRIAC TRIAL TRICE TRIES VAILS VAIRE VAIRS VALES VALET VALIS VALSE VAREC VARES VATIC VEALS VEILS VELAR VERST VERTS VESTA VIALS VICAR VICES VIERS VILER VIRAL VIRES VIRLS VISTA VITAE VITAL VITAS VLEIS VLIES VRAIC VRILS

4 letter words (223)

ACER ACES ACRE ACTS AESC AILS AIRS AIRT AITS ALEC ALES ALIT ALTS ARCS ARES ARET ARIL ARIS ARLE ARTI ARTS ASCI ATES AVEL AVER AVES CARE CARL CARS CART CASE CAST CATE CATS CAVE CEAS CEIL CELS CELT CERT CIEL CIRE CIRL CIST CITE CITS CIVE CLAT CRIA CRIS CRIT EARL EARS EAST EATS ELTS ERAS ERIC ERST ETAS ETIC EVIL ICER ICES ILEA IRES ISLE ITAS LACE LACS LAER LAIC LAIR LARE LARI LARS LASE LAST LATE LATI LATS LAVE LAVS LEAR LEAS LEAT LEIR LEIS LEST LETS LEVA LIAR LIAS LICE LIER LIES LIRA LIRE LIST LITE LITS LIVE RACE RAIL RAIS RAIT RALE RASE RAST RATE RATS RAVE RAVS REAL RECS REIS REST RETS REVS RIAL RIAS RICE RIEL RILE RISE RITE RITS RIVA RIVE SAIC SAIL SAIR SALE SALT SARI SATE SATI SAVE SCAR SEAL SEAR SEAT SECT SEIL SEIR SERA SETA SIAL SICE SILE SILT SIRE SITE SLAE SLAT SLIT STAR STIE STIR TACE TAEL TAES TAIL TAIS TALC TALE TALI TARE TARS TAVS TEAL TEAR TEAS TECS TEIL TELA TELS TIAR TICE TICS TIER TIES TILE TILS TIRE TIRL TRES TRIE TSAR VACS VAES VAIL VAIR VALE VALI VARE VARS VASE VAST VATS VEAL VEIL VELA VERA VERS VERT VEST VETS VIAE VIAL VIAS VICE VIER VIES VILE VIRE VIRL VISA VISE VITA VITE VLEI VRIL

3 letter words (97)

ACE ACT AIL AIR AIS AIT ALE ALS ALT ARC ARE ARS ART ATE ATS AVE CAR CAT CEL CIS CIT EAR EAS EAT ELS ELT ERA ERS EST ETA ICE IRE ITA ITS LAC LAR LAS LAT LAV LEA LEI LES LET LEV LIE LIS LIT RAI RAS RAT RAV REC REI RES RET REV RIA RIT SAC SAE SAI SAL SAR SAT SAV SEA SEC SEI SEL SER SET SIC SIR SIT SRI TAE TAI TAR TAS TAV TEA TEC TEL TES TIC TIE TIL TIS VAC VAE VAR VAS VAT VET VIA VIE VIS

2 letter words (21)

AE AI AL AR AS AT EA EL ER ES ET IS IT LA LI RE SI ST TA TE TI

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