EXHORTATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. EXHORTATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXHORTATORY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXHORTATORY is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXHORTATORY
No single letter turns EXHORTATORY into another word.
How EXHORTATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EXHORTATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXHORTATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXHORTATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Giving strong encouragement or earnest advice to do something.
Exhortatory writing aims to move readers to act, from preachers urging repentance to posters urging recycling. It is the more common sibling of the rare exhortative, though both describe similar speech.
How EXHORTATORY is used
Used for sermons, speeches and persuasive notices.
- The minister delivered an exhortatory sermon on kindness.
- Posters in the hall carried exhortatory slogans about hygiene.
- Her exhortatory letter urged voters to turn out.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXHORTATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EXHORTATORY
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Common questions about EXHORTATORY
- Is EXHORTATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXHORTATORY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXHORTATORY worth?
- EXHORTATORY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXHORTATORY mean?
- Giving strong encouragement or earnest advice to do something.
- What letters can be added to EXHORTATORY?
- No single letter can be added to EXHORTATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EXHORTATORY:
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