vanilla
NOUNADJECTIVE
/və'nɪlə/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH V
vanilla is a valid 7-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4A1N1I1L1L1A1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING
What does vanilla mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans.
BROADER
3
Any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers.
BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Plain and without any extras or adornments.
“the most common type of bond is the straight or plain vanilla bond”
“the basic car is known as the vanilla version”
SIMILAR
OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Flavored with vanilla extract.
“he liked vanilla ice cream”