INITIATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. INITIATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INITIATORY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INITIATORY is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INITIATORY
No single letter turns INITIATORY into another word.
How INITIATORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INITIATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INITIATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Serving as a first step or a ceremonial admission into a group, activity or stage.
Initiatory points to a beginning, often a rite that brings someone into a society. It is a more bookish choice than "introductory" and carries a hint of ritual.
How INITIATORY is used
Mostly found in writing about rites, ceremonies and first stages of a process.
- The newcomers underwent an initiatory ceremony before joining the order.
- An initiatory lesson explained the basic rules of the craft.
- The initiatory phase of the project was spent gathering materials.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INITIATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INITIATORY
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Common questions about INITIATORY
- Is INITIATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INITIATORY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INITIATORY worth?
- INITIATORY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INITIATORY mean?
- Serving as a first step or a ceremonial admission into a group, activity or stage.
- What letters can be added to INITIATORY?
- No single letter can be added to INITIATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INITIATORY:
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