VERITY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VERITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERITY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERITY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERITY
No single letter turns VERITY into another word.
How VERITY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VERITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does VERITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The quality of being true; also, a fact or principle that is true, especially an important one.
The word is formal and a little elevated. It comes from Latin veritas and shares a root with verify and very. Speakers talk of eternal verities when they mean basic truths that do not change, and Verity is also used as a girl's given name, though in that use it is a name rather than the common noun.
How VERITY is used
Formal and literary; the plural verities is common in the phrase eternal verities.
- The judge doubted the verity of the witness's story.
- Philosophers have argued about verity for centuries.
- He held to the old verity of honesty and hard work.
- There was a ring of verity in her account.
- The inscription declares the verity of the ancient law.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERITY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VERITY
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Common questions about VERITY
- Is VERITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERITY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERITY worth?
- VERITY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERITY mean?
- The quality of being true; also, a fact or principle that is true, especially an important one.
- What letters can be added to VERITY?
- No single letter can be added to VERITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VERITY:
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