INCREDULITY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. INCREDULITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCREDULITY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INCREDULITY is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCREDULITY
No single letter turns INCREDULITY into another word.
How INCREDULITY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INCREDULITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCREDULITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INCREDULITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
An unwillingness or inability to believe something.
Incredulity is the reaction of someone hearing news that seems too strange to be true. It is usually shown in a look or a tone of voice, and it falls short of outright accusation.
How INCREDULITY is used
Incredulity is common in fiction and journalism, often after phrases like stared in or met with.
- She stared at him in sheer incredulity.
- The claim was met with open incredulity.
- His voice rose in incredulity at the price.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCREDULITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INCREDULITY
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Common questions about INCREDULITY
- Is INCREDULITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCREDULITY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCREDULITY worth?
- INCREDULITY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCREDULITY mean?
- An unwillingness or inability to believe something.
- What letters can be added to INCREDULITY?
- No single letter can be added to INCREDULITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INCREDULITY:
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