LEGITIMACY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. LEGITIMACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGITIMACY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGITIMACY is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGITIMACY
No single letter turns LEGITIMACY into another word.
How LEGITIMACY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LEGITIMACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGITIMACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEGITIMACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being lawful, justified or accepted as valid.
Legitimacy matters most where authority is in question: governments, rulers, claims and even business deals can win or lose it. The word can also refer to the status of a child born to married parents.
How LEGITIMACY is used
Common in politics, law and everyday argument, often with verbs like question, lose or gain.
- Voters doubted the legitimacy of the election.
- The new law gave the group legitimacy.
- Nobody questioned the legitimacy of her claim.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGITIMACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGITIMACY
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Common questions about LEGITIMACY
- Is LEGITIMACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGITIMACY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGITIMACY worth?
- LEGITIMACY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGITIMACY mean?
- The quality of being lawful, justified or accepted as valid.
- What letters can be added to LEGITIMACY?
- No single letter can be added to LEGITIMACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LEGITIMACY:
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