LEGITIMATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LEGITIMATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGITIMATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGITIMATION is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGITIMATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
legitimationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGITIMATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in LEGITIMATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGITIMATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEGITIMATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The act of making something lawful, valid or accepted as proper.
Legitimation often appears in law, sociology and politics, where an authority gains approval from those it governs. Historically it also meant the act of recognising a child born outside marriage as lawful.
How LEGITIMATION is used
Legitimation is used in legal and academic writing about authority and acceptance.
- The election gave the new government a sense of legitimation.
- Sociologists study the legitimation of power in different societies.
- The law allowed the legitimation of children born before the marriage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGITIMATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEGITIMATION
1 longer words begin with LEGITIMATION.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGITIMATION
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Common questions about LEGITIMATION
- Is LEGITIMATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGITIMATION, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGITIMATION worth?
- LEGITIMATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGITIMATION mean?
- The act of making something lawful, valid or accepted as proper.
- What letters can be added to LEGITIMATION?
- LEGITIMATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of LEGITIMATION:
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