IRREDENTA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. IRREDENTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRREDENTA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRREDENTA is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRREDENTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
irredentasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRREDENTA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in IRREDENTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRREDENTA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IRREDENTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A region ruled by one country but linked by language, culture or history to another country that claims it.
The term comes from a political movement of the nineteenth century and is now a standard word in discussions of border disputes. A nation that wants such land back is said to hold irredentist aims, and each disputed district can be called an irredenta.
How IRREDENTA is used
Used in political and historical writing about territory claimed on grounds of shared heritage.
- The mountain valley became an irredenta in the eyes of its larger neighbour.
- Every irredenta on the map is a potential cause of friction between states.
- Speeches about the lost irredenta stirred nationalist crowds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRREDENTA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IRREDENTA
The 9 tiles of IRREDENTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IRREDENTA
1 longer words begin with IRREDENTA.
Shorter words from the letters in IRREDENTA
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Common questions about IRREDENTA
- Is IRREDENTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRREDENTA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRREDENTA worth?
- IRREDENTA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRREDENTA mean?
- A region ruled by one country but linked by language, culture or history to another country that claims it.
- What letters can be added to IRREDENTA?
- IRREDENTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of IRREDENTA:
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