CERTAINTY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CERTAINTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
c3e1r1t1a1i1n1t1y4
PlayableCERTAINTY · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CERTAINTY?
| 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
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.44%
Our own measure of how useful CERTAINTY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CERTAINTY
No single letter turns CERTAINTY into another word.
How CERTAINTY scores
Scrabble c3e1r1t1a1i1n1t1y4 14
Words with Friends c4e1r1t1a1i1n2t1y3 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in CERTAINTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CERTAINTY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CERTAINTY
tenacity13 interact10 cattery12 cyanite12 encraty12 nectary12 trancey12 nattery10 atretic9 cantier9 cattier9 ceratin9 certain9 citrate9 cittern9 creatin9 crinate9 nacrite9 nictate9 tacrine9 tantric9 tetanic9 tranect9 intreat7 iterant7 nattier7 nitrate7 tartine7 tertian7 cairny11 carney11 centry11 nicety11 riancy11 yttric11 entity9 intray9 nitery9 tetany9 trayne9
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Common questions about CERTAINTY
- Is CERTAINTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CERTAINTY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CERTAINTY worth?
- CERTAINTY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CERTAINTY?
- No single letter can be added to CERTAINTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CERTAINTY:
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