Vat
/væt/
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts3 letters
Definition of Vat
noun
- A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
- A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
- A vessel for holding holy water.
- A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectolitre of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United States. (The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels. The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40 cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.)
Anagrams of Vat
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 "Vat"
Vat is a 3-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "vat" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Vat" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "vat" is a low-scoring word.