Vanilla
/vəˈnɛlə/
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Vanilla
noun
- Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- The fruit or bean of the vanilla plant.
- The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.
- The distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract.
"You can tell that the secret ingredient missing from New CokeTM was vanilla, because certain South American economies collapsed when it was introduced, and miraculously revived when the old formula was used again."
- Any artificially produced homologue of vanilla extract, principally vanillin produced from lignin from the paper industry or from petrochemicals.
Anagrams of Vanilla
No exact anagrams found for "vanilla". This word has a unique letter combination.
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
v4
a1
n1
i1
l1
l1
a1
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Vanilla
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Vanilla"
Vanilla is a 7-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Vanilla" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "vanilla" is a medium-scoring word.