DELUSIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DELUSIONARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELUSIONARY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELUSIONARY is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELUSIONARY
No single letter turns DELUSIONARY into another word.
How DELUSIONARY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DELUSIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELUSIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DELUSIONARY
- All 11 letters of DELUSIONARY are different — nothing repeats.
- DELUSIONARY contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DELUSIONARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Of the nature of a false belief held in spite of clear evidence against it.
Delusionary is a less common alternative to delusional. A delusionary idea is one that the person clings to even when shown that it is wrong. Psychiatrists and commentators use it for beliefs, thinking and states of mind.
How DELUSIONARY is used
Delusionary is formal and found in psychology and political commentary.
- Doctors described his delusionary thinking as a symptom of the illness.
- The plan rested on a delusionary view of the market.
- She dismissed the theory as delusionary nonsense.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DELUSIONARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DELUSIONARY
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Common questions about DELUSIONARY
- Is DELUSIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELUSIONARY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELUSIONARY worth?
- DELUSIONARY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DELUSIONARY mean?
- Of the nature of a false belief held in spite of clear evidence against it.
- What letters can be added to DELUSIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to DELUSIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DELUSIONARY:
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