LEGIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LEGIONARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGIONARY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGIONARY is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGIONARY
No single letter turns LEGIONARY into another word.
How LEGIONARY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LEGIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LEGIONARY
- All 9 letters of LEGIONARY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LEGIONARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A soldier belonging to a legion, especially one in the ancient Roman army.
The word is most often met in history books about Rome, where a legionary was a heavily armed citizen infantryman. It also serves as an adjective for anything connected with a legion.
How LEGIONARY is used
Mostly used in historical and military writing about each legionary.
- Each legionary carried a shield, a short sword and a javelin.
- A legionary might serve twenty-five years before retiring.
- The legionary camp was built each evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGIONARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGIONARY
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Common questions about LEGIONARY
- Is LEGIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGIONARY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGIONARY worth?
- LEGIONARY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGIONARY mean?
- A soldier belonging to a legion, especially one in the ancient Roman army.
- What letters can be added to LEGIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to LEGIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LEGIONARY:
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