ENTREATY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ENTREATY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ENTREATY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENTREATY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENTREATY
No single letter turns ENTREATY into another word.
How ENTREATY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENTREATY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENTREATY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENTREATY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
An earnest and often humble request for something.
An entreaty carries more feeling than an ordinary request: the speaker is begging or pleading. The word feels at home in stories, letters and speeches where the stakes are high.
How ENTREATY is used
Used in formal and literary contexts for a heartfelt plea, often one that is ignored.
- Despite her entreaty, the guard refused to open the gate.
- He sent a final entreaty to the court for mercy.
- The child's tearful entreaty melted the old man's anger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENTREATY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ENTREATY
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Common questions about ENTREATY
- Is ENTREATY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENTREATY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENTREATY worth?
- ENTREATY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENTREATY mean?
- An earnest and often humble request for something.
- What letters can be added to ENTREATY?
- No single letter can be added to ENTREATY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENTREATY:
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