INVESTITURE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. INVESTITURE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVESTITURE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INVESTITURE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVESTITURE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
investituresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INVESTITURE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INVESTITURE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVESTITURE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INVESTITURE mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A formal ceremony in which a person is given an office, rank or honour.
At an investiture a monarch hands over medals, or a bishop receives the symbols of his post. In the Middle Ages disputes over who held the right of investiture caused major clashes between popes and emperors.
How INVESTITURE is used
Used for royal and church ceremonies and for formal awards; investiture can refer to the act or the event.
- The investiture took place at the palace.
- He received his medal at a public investiture.
- The investiture of the new bishop drew a large crowd.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVESTITURE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INVESTITURE
1 longer words begin with INVESTITURE.
Shorter words from the letters in INVESTITURE
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Common questions about INVESTITURE
- Is INVESTITURE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVESTITURE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVESTITURE worth?
- INVESTITURE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVESTITURE mean?
- A formal ceremony in which a person is given an office, rank or honour.
- What letters can be added to INVESTITURE?
- INVESTITURE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INVESTITURE:
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