LATITUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LATITUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATITUDE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATITUDE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATITUDE
Front hooks — 1
platitudeBack hooks — 1
latitudesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATITUDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LATITUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LATITUDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LATITUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
Latitude is half of the coordinate pair used to locate any point on the globe, the other half being longitude. Lines of equal latitude run east and west and are called parallels. The word also has a figurative sense, meaning freedom to act or think as one chooses.
How LATITUDE is used
Latitude is used both in geography and in the phrase "a lot of latitude" for freedom of action.
- The island lies at a latitude of about forty degrees north.
- Climate changes noticeably with latitude.
- The manager gave her wide latitude in planning the project.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATITUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATITUDE
The 8 tiles of LATITUDE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LATITUDE
1 longer words begin with LATITUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in LATITUDE
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Common questions about LATITUDE
- Is LATITUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATITUDE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATITUDE worth?
- LATITUDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATITUDE mean?
- The angular distance of a place north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
- What letters can be added to LATITUDE?
- LATITUDE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LATITUDE:
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