IRRITABILITY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. IRRITABILITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRRITABILITY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IRRITABILITY is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRRITABILITY
No single letter turns IRRITABILITY into another word.
How IRRITABILITY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in IRRITABILITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 4 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRRITABILITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about IRRITABILITY
- The letter I appears four times in IRRITABILITY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does IRRITABILITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tendency to become annoyed, impatient or angry very easily.
Irritability is often a sign of tiredness, hunger or stress rather than a fixed trait. In biology the word has a separate sense: the ability of living tissue to respond to a stimulus.
How IRRITABILITY is used
Used for a short temper in everyday speech and for tissue response in biology.
- Lack of sleep increased her irritability.
- His irritability made the meeting tense.
- Irritability is a basic property of living cells.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRRITABILITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IRRITABILITY
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Common questions about IRRITABILITY
- Is IRRITABILITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRRITABILITY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRRITABILITY worth?
- IRRITABILITY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRRITABILITY mean?
- A tendency to become annoyed, impatient or angry very easily.
- What letters can be added to IRRITABILITY?
- No single letter can be added to IRRITABILITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of IRRITABILITY:
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