IDENTITY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IDENTITY 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 IDENTITY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDENTITY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDENTITY
No single letter turns IDENTITY into another word.
How IDENTITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IDENTITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDENTITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IDENTITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The fact of being a particular person or thing, along with the traits that set it apart from all others.
Identity covers both who someone is and how they are recognised, from a passport photo to a sense of belonging. In mathematics an identity is also an equation true for every value, or an element that leaves others unchanged. The context tells you which sense is meant.
How IDENTITY is used
Identity is used for personal, cultural and legal sameness, and in mathematics for a statement that always holds.
- The officer asked for proof of her identity.
- He wanted to keep his identity secret.
- Zero is the identity for addition.
- A strong sense of identity grew in the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDENTITY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IDENTITY
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Common questions about IDENTITY
- Is IDENTITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDENTITY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDENTITY worth?
- IDENTITY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDENTITY mean?
- The fact of being a particular person or thing, along with the traits that set it apart from all others.
- What letters can be added to IDENTITY?
- No single letter can be added to IDENTITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IDENTITY:
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