GENITURE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GENITURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENITURE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENITURE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENITURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
genituresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENITURE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in GENITURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENITURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GENITURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The act of begetting, or a person's birth or origin.
Geniture is an old Latin-derived word for birth, found in works on astrology and descent. Casting a horoscope was once described as reading the geniture of a child, meaning the moment of birth.
How GENITURE is used
Archaic and rare; appears in old texts on birth and family descent.
- The astrologer drew a chart of his geniture.
- Nobility of geniture was prized in the old court.
- Her geniture was recorded in the parish register.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENITURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENITURE
1 longer words begin with GENITURE.
Shorter words from the letters in GENITURE
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Common questions about GENITURE
- Is GENITURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENITURE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENITURE worth?
- GENITURE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENITURE mean?
- The act of begetting, or a person's birth or origin.
- What letters can be added to GENITURE?
- GENITURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of GENITURE:
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