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Is vlei a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word vlei is a Scrabble US word. The word vlei is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

V4L1E1I1

Is vlei a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word vlei is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

V4L1E1I1

Is vlei a Words With Friends word?

The word vlei is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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4-letter words (5 found)

EVIL,LIVE,VEIL,VILE,VLEI,

3-letter words (4 found)

LEI,LEV,LIE,VIE,

2-letter words (2 found)

EL,LI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 12 words from vlei according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of vlei

vlei

English

Alternative forms

  • vley, vly

Etymology

From Afrikaans vlei, from Dutch vallei (“valley”). Doublet of valley and vly.

Pronunciation

  • (General South African) IPA(key): /fleɪ/, /fliː/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /fleɪ/, /vleɪ/, /vlaɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /vleɪ/, /fleɪ/, (sometimes) /vli/, /fli/

Noun

vlei (plural vleis)

  1. (Southern Africa) A shallow wetland or minor lake, generally a seasonal one, or the lowland where such a wetland appears seasonally.

Derived terms

  • vlei rat

Translations

Anagrams

  • Levi, Viel, evil, live, veil, vile

Afrikaans

Etymology 1

From Dutch vallei (“valley”).

Noun

vlei (plural vleie)

  1. marsh, wetland, vlei

Etymology 2

From Dutch vleien.

Verb

vlei (present vlei, present participle vleiende, past participle gevlei)

  1. flatter, coax, wheedle

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Verb

vlei

  1. inflection of vleien:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

  • veil, viel

Source: wiktionary.org