ADVERTENT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ADVERTENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADVERTENT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVERTENT is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVERTENT
No single letter turns ADVERTENT into another word.
How ADVERTENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ADVERTENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADVERTENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADVERTENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalrare
Giving careful attention, or done on purpose.
Advertent is far rarer than its opposite inadvertent, and most readers meet it only in legal or formal writing. Lawyers sometimes use it to stress that an act was deliberate.
How ADVERTENT is used
Rare; usually seen in formal contrasts with inadvertent.
- The judge found the breach advertent rather than accidental.
- He paid advertent heed to every warning.
- An advertent reader would have spotted the clause.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADVERTENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADVERTENT
1 longer words begin with ADVERTENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ADVERTENT
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Common questions about ADVERTENT
- Is ADVERTENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADVERTENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADVERTENT worth?
- ADVERTENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADVERTENT mean?
- Giving careful attention, or done on purpose.
- What letters can be added to ADVERTENT?
- No single letter can be added to ADVERTENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ADVERTENT:
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