ADULTERY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ADULTERY 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 ADULTERY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULTERY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULTERY
No single letter turns ADULTERY into another word.
How ADULTERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ADULTERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADULTERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ADULTERY
- All 8 letters of ADULTERY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ADULTERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Sexual unfaithfulness by a married person with someone who is not their spouse.
Adultery has been a religious, moral and legal matter in many societies, and in some places it still affects divorce settlements. The word is formal and factual, unlike slang terms for an affair.
How ADULTERY is used
Adultery is used in law, religion and news about marriage and divorce.
- The divorce petition cited adultery as the reason.
- Adultery is condemned in several religious texts.
- In the novel, adultery destroys the family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADULTERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULTERY
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Common questions about ADULTERY
- Is ADULTERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADULTERY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADULTERY worth?
- ADULTERY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADULTERY mean?
- Sexual unfaithfulness by a married person with someone who is not their spouse.
- What letters can be added to ADULTERY?
- No single letter can be added to ADULTERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ADULTERY:
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