CULPABILITY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. CULPABILITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CULPABILITY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CULPABILITY is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CULPABILITY
No single letter turns CULPABILITY into another word.
How CULPABILITY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CULPABILITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CULPABILITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CULPABILITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The degree to which a person deserves blame for a wrong or a crime.
Courts and commentators speak of culpability when asking how much of a bad outcome is really someone's fault. It is a matter of degree: a driver who acts recklessly bears more culpability than one who makes an honest slip.
How CULPABILITY is used
Formal word, common in legal, ethical and journalistic discussions of blame.
- The report found no culpability on the part of the staff.
- Her culpability was reduced because she had been misled.
- Judges weigh intent when they assess culpability.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CULPABILITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CULPABILITY
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Common questions about CULPABILITY
- Is CULPABILITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CULPABILITY, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CULPABILITY worth?
- CULPABILITY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CULPABILITY mean?
- The degree to which a person deserves blame for a wrong or a crime.
- What letters can be added to CULPABILITY?
- No single letter can be added to CULPABILITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CULPABILITY:
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