ADEQUACY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. ADEQUACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADEQUACY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADEQUACY is to know. It scores 23 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADEQUACY
No single letter turns ADEQUACY into another word.
How ADEQUACY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADEQUACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADEQUACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADEQUACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being enough for a particular need or purpose.
Adequacy is a modest virtue: it says something is good enough, not that it is excellent. Reports on water supply, housing or funding often discuss the adequacy of what exists.
How ADEQUACY is used
Adequacy is used in formal writing when judging whether something suffices.
- Inspectors questioned the adequacy of the fire exits.
- The adequacy of her savings worried her.
- Nobody doubted the adequacy of the plan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADEQUACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ADEQUACY
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Common questions about ADEQUACY
- Is ADEQUACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADEQUACY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADEQUACY worth?
- ADEQUACY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADEQUACY mean?
- The quality of being enough for a particular need or purpose.
- What letters can be added to ADEQUACY?
- No single letter can be added to ADEQUACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADEQUACY:
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