Unscramble VAE to get 4 words. VAE itself is a real word: 6 points on a Scrabble board, 7 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 6 points: AVE. The strongest shorter words are EA and AE, 2 points each. The 3 letters split into 2 vowels and 1 consonant.
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Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Counting the words from VAE by length: 2 with 3 letters and 2 with 2.
Keep every letter of VAE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 3-letter words: starting with V · ending in AE · all 3-letter words
Scrabble UK accepts VAE, but the list Words With Friends is built on does not include it.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 4) | 2 | 4 | 2 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Scrabble US and Words With Friends* skip 2 of them: VAE and EA.
With one more tile, the letters of VAE spell the words below.