DILATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DILATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILATORY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILATORY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILATORY
No single letter turns DILATORY into another word.
How DILATORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DILATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DILATORY
- All 8 letters of DILATORY are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DILATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Slow to act, or meant to gain time by putting things off.
Dilatory suggests a person who lingers when action is needed, and it also fits tactics designed to hold up a process. Lawyers speak of dilatory motions that do nothing but stall a case.
How DILATORY is used
Formal; common in legal and political writing about delay.
- The committee was dilatory in answering the complaint.
- He was a dilatory correspondent who replied after months.
- The defence used dilatory tactics to postpone the hearing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DILATORY
The 8 tiles of DILATORY in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DILATORY
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Common questions about DILATORY
- Is DILATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILATORY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILATORY worth?
- DILATORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILATORY mean?
- Slow to act, or meant to gain time by putting things off.
- What letters can be added to DILATORY?
- No single letter can be added to DILATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DILATORY:
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