LEGERITY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LEGERITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGERITY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGERITY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGERITY
No single letter turns LEGERITY into another word.
How LEGERITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEGERITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGERITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEGERITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Lightness and quickness of movement or thought.
A writer might praise the legerity of a dancer, a fencer or a witty mind. It suggests an easy, nimble touch with nothing heavy about it. The word is old-fashioned and appears mostly in literary prose.
How LEGERITY is used
Used in literary writing for agility of body or mind.
- He crossed the stream with surprising legerity.
- The legerity of her reply silenced the room.
- Age had not dulled the legerity of the old fencer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGERITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGERITY
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Common questions about LEGERITY
- Is LEGERITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGERITY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGERITY worth?
- LEGERITY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGERITY mean?
- Lightness and quickness of movement or thought.
- What letters can be added to LEGERITY?
- No single letter can be added to LEGERITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEGERITY:
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