Vested
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Vested
verb
- To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.
- To clothe with authority, power, etc.; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; followed by with and the thing conferred.
"to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death"
- To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; with in before the possessor.
"The power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts."
- To invest; to put.
"to vest money in goods, land, or houses"
- To clothe with possession; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of.
"an estate is vested in possession"
adjective
- Settled, fixed or absolute, with no contingencies.
- Dressed or clothed, especially in vestments.
"The Pope, vested in mitre and cope, is greeted by a newly created Cardinal."
Anagrams of Vested
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
v4
e1
s1
t1
e1
d2
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Vested
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 "Vested"
Vested is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "vested" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Vested" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "vested" is a medium-scoring word.