IRRELEVANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. IRRELEVANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRRELEVANCE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRRELEVANCE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRRELEVANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
irrelevancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRRELEVANCE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in IRRELEVANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRRELEVANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IRRELEVANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of having no connection with the matter being discussed.
Irrelevance is what a judge points to when an argument wanders off the issue. The word can also name a person or thing that has become unimportant to the situation.
How IRRELEVANCE is used
Used in debate, law, writing advice and everyday complaints.
- The judge pointed out the irrelevance of the question.
- He feared slipping into irrelevance after retirement.
- The irrelevance of her remark puzzled everyone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRRELEVANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IRRELEVANCE
1 longer words begin with IRRELEVANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in IRRELEVANCE
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Common questions about IRRELEVANCE
- Is IRRELEVANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRRELEVANCE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRRELEVANCE worth?
- IRRELEVANCE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRRELEVANCE mean?
- The quality of having no connection with the matter being discussed.
- What letters can be added to IRRELEVANCE?
- IRRELEVANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of IRRELEVANCE:
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