LEVITY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEVITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEVITY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEVITY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEVITY
No single letter turns LEVITY into another word.
How LEVITY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEVITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does LEVITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Light-hearted humour or lack of seriousness, especially when a situation calls for gravity.
Levity is the quality of being playful or flippant, and it is often noticed most when it appears in the wrong place. A joke at a funeral is a classic case. The word comes from the Latin for lightness and is the opposite of gravity, which is why a little levity is said to lift a heavy mood.
How LEVITY is used
Somewhat formal; often appears in the phrase a moment of levity.
- A moment of levity eased the tension in the meeting.
- His levity at the hearing did not go down well.
- There was no room for levity in the sad news.
- She brought a little levity to the long journey.
- The speech ended on a note of levity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEVITY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LEVITY
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Common questions about LEVITY
- Is LEVITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEVITY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEVITY worth?
- LEVITY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEVITY mean?
- Light-hearted humour or lack of seriousness, especially when a situation calls for gravity.
- What letters can be added to LEVITY?
- No single letter can be added to LEVITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEVITY:
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