INDELICACY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. INDELICACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDELICACY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDELICACY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDELICACY
No single letter turns INDELICACY into another word.
How INDELICACY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INDELICACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDELICACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDELICACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A lack of tact or refinement, or a remark or act that is slightly improper.
Indelicacy is a milder fault than outright rudeness, since it concerns taste and sensitivity. A single indelicacy at dinner may be forgiven, but repeated ones mark a person as coarse.
How INDELICACY is used
The word indelicacy has a polite, slightly old-fashioned tone.
- He apologised for the indelicacy of his question.
- The novel was criticised for its occasional indelicacy.
- Mentioning the price was an indelicacy she could not forgive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDELICACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INDELICACY
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Common questions about INDELICACY
- Is INDELICACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDELICACY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDELICACY worth?
- INDELICACY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDELICACY mean?
- A lack of tact or refinement, or a remark or act that is slightly improper.
- What letters can be added to INDELICACY?
- No single letter can be added to INDELICACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INDELICACY:
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