Is VERTICAL a Valid Scrabble Word?
Scrabble validity check · NWL2023 + CSW21 · French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German & Portuguese dictionaries
Yes — VERTICAL is a valid Scrabble word worth 13 points.
VERTICAL appears in NWL2023 (Tournament Word List) and CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words).
VERTICAL — Definition
something that extends up and down
Part of speech: a noun · Inflections: VERTICALS
VERTICAL — Scrabble Points & Letter Breakdown
VERTICAL is worth 13 pointsin Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value:
| Letter | Count | Points each | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | ||
VERTICAL in Every Dictionary & Language
Scrabble dictionaries are language-specific — a word can be unplayable in English but perfectly legal in another language's game. Here is how VERTICAL fares across all eight:
| Dictionary | Language / region | VERTICAL valid? |
|---|---|---|
| NWL2023 | English — North America | Yes |
| CSW21 | English — international | Yes |
| ODS9 | French | Yes |
| FISE | Spanish | Yes |
| Zingarelli | Italian | No |
| OpenTaal | Dutch | No |
| wordIzy word list * | German | Yes |
| wordIzy word list * | Portuguese | Yes |
* German and Portuguese have no freely-licensed official Scrabble dictionary — wordIzy uses its own filtered word lists (the same lists that power the German and Portuguese games on this site). Matching follows the site-wide convention of stripping accents (é → e), so ELEVE matches ÉLÈVE in the French ODS9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is VERTICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VERTICAL is a valid Scrabble word in the NWL2023 (Tournament Word List, the North American official dictionary) and the CSW21 (Collins Scrabble Words, the international dictionary). It is worth 13 Scrabble points.
What does VERTICAL mean in Scrabble?
VERTICAL is a noun as: something that extends up and down.
How many points is VERTICAL worth in Scrabble?
VERTICAL is worth 13points in Scrabble, calculated as the sum of each letter's tile value: V=4, C=3, A=1, E=1, I=1, L=1, R=1, T=1.
Is VERTICAL a valid word in other languages?
Yes — besides English, VERTICAL is also a valid word in French (ODS9), Spanish (FISE), German (wordIzy word list) and Portuguese (wordIzy word list).