INFELICITOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. INFELICITOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFELICITOUS?
| 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 INFELICITOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFELICITOUS
No single letter turns INFELICITOUS into another word.
How INFELICITOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INFELICITOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFELICITOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFELICITOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Badly chosen or unfortunate, especially in wording.
Infelicitous is a polished way to criticise an awkward phrase or poor timing without being rude. An infelicitous remark is not wicked, only clumsy. It is the opposite of felicitous.
How INFELICITOUS is used
Infelicitous is used in formal criticism and polite complaint.
- The minister made an infelicitous joke about the crisis.
- It was an infelicitous moment to raise the subject.
- Reviewers called the title infelicitous.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFELICITOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFELICITOUS
1 longer words begin with INFELICITOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in INFELICITOUS
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Common questions about INFELICITOUS
- Is INFELICITOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFELICITOUS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFELICITOUS worth?
- INFELICITOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFELICITOUS mean?
- Badly chosen or unfortunate, especially in wording.
- What letters can be added to INFELICITOUS?
- No single letter can be added to INFELICITOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INFELICITOUS:
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