AUDITORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUDITORY 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 AUDITORY?
| 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 AUDITORY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUDITORY
No single letter turns AUDITORY into another word.
How AUDITORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUDITORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUDITORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AUDITORY
- All 8 letters of AUDITORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUDITORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the sense of hearing or to the organs that make hearing possible.
Auditory is the standard adjective whenever hearing is the subject: the auditory nerve, auditory memory or auditory learning. As an older noun it also named an audience or a hall for listening. It is not the same as audible, which describes sounds that can be heard.
How AUDITORY is used
Auditory is common in science, medicine and education when discussing hearing.
- The auditory nerve carries signals from the ear to the brain.
- Some pupils are auditory learners who remember what they hear.
- A test checked her auditory response to different pitches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUDITORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AUDITORY
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Common questions about AUDITORY
- Is AUDITORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUDITORY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUDITORY worth?
- AUDITORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUDITORY mean?
- Relating to the sense of hearing or to the organs that make hearing possible.
- What letters can be added to AUDITORY?
- No single letter can be added to AUDITORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUDITORY:
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