INVESTIGATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. INVESTIGATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
i1n1v4e1s1t1i1g2a1t1o1r1y4
PlayableINVESTIGATORY · 13 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
13letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept INVESTIGATORY?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.54
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.31%
Our own measure of how useful INVESTIGATORY is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVESTIGATORY
No single letter turns INVESTIGATORY into another word.
How INVESTIGATORY scores
Scrabble i1n1v4e1s1t1i1g2a1t1o1r1y4 20
Words with Friends i1n2v5e1s1t1i1g3a1t1o1r1y3 22
Face value of the 13 tiles in INVESTIGATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVESTIGATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in INVESTIGATORY
investigator16 overstaying18 travestying18 invigorates15 overstating15 agentivity17 ergativity17 negativity17 invitatory16 vitreosity16 estivating14 gainstrive14 gainstrove14 gravitinos14 grivations14 gyniatries14 invigorate14 negativist14 ravigottes14 yatterings14 estivation13 evitations13 novitiates13 revisitant13 stationery13 transitive13 vanitories13 gittarones11 goniatites11 granitites11 instigator11 organities11 originates11 stoitering11 iterations10 strayving16 erosivity15 nervosity15 ventosity15 visionary15
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Common questions about INVESTIGATORY
- Is INVESTIGATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVESTIGATORY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVESTIGATORY worth?
- INVESTIGATORY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INVESTIGATORY?
- No single letter can be added to INVESTIGATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of INVESTIGATORY:
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