CITATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CITATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CITATORY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CITATORY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CITATORY
No single letter turns CITATORY into another word.
How CITATORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CITATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CITATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CITATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Relating to a citation, either a legal summons or a quotation.
In older legal usage, letters citatory were documents calling someone to appear before a court. Today the word may also describe passages heavy with quotations, though that use is uncommon.
How CITATORY is used
Formal and rare, mostly legal or scholarly.
- The bishop sent a citatory letter to the priest.
- A citatory document was served on the witness.
- The essay has a dense, citatory style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CITATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CITATORY
The 8 tiles of CITATORY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CITATORY
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Common questions about CITATORY
- Is CITATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CITATORY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CITATORY worth?
- CITATORY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CITATORY mean?
- Relating to a citation, either a legal summons or a quotation.
- What letters can be added to CITATORY?
- No single letter can be added to CITATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CITATORY:
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