DILATORINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DILATORINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILATORINESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILATORINESS is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATORINESS
No single letter turns DILATORINESS into another word.
How DILATORINESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DILATORINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILATORINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DILATORINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The habit of being slow and putting off action, causing delay.
Dilatoriness is lateness with a hint of blame: someone could have acted but dragged their feet. Courts and officials criticise the dilatoriness of a party who stalls a case.
How DILATORINESS is used
Used in formal and legal contexts about slowness or delay.
- The judge scolded the dilatoriness of the lawyers.
- Public anger grew over the ministry's dilatoriness.
- His dilatoriness cost the team the contract.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATORINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DILATORINESS
The 12 tiles of DILATORINESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DILATORINESS
1 longer words begin with DILATORINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATORINESS
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Common questions about DILATORINESS
- Is DILATORINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATORINESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATORINESS worth?
- DILATORINESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATORINESS mean?
- The habit of being slow and putting off action, causing delay.
- What letters can be added to DILATORINESS?
- No single letter can be added to DILATORINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DILATORINESS:
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