INVETERACY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. INVETERACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INVETERACY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 INVETERACY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INVETERACY
No single letter turns INVETERACY into another word.
How INVETERACY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INVETERACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INVETERACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INVETERACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The deep-rooted, long-established state of a habit, belief or condition that has become hard to change.
Inveteracy points to age and stubbornness together: something has been around so long that it resists correction. It is a rather bookish word, often used about prejudice, custom or illness.
How INVETERACY is used
Mostly found in formal or literary writing, followed by "of" and the thing that has become ingrained.
- The inveteracy of the old custom made reform difficult.
- Doctors were struck by the inveteracy of the infection.
- He mocked the inveteracy of their prejudice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INVETERACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in INVETERACY
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Common questions about INVETERACY
- Is INVETERACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INVETERACY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INVETERACY worth?
- INVETERACY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INVETERACY mean?
- The deep-rooted, long-established state of a habit, belief or condition that has become hard to change.
- What letters can be added to INVETERACY?
- No single letter can be added to INVETERACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INVETERACY:
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