LEVIRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LEVIRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEVIRATE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEVIRATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEVIRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
leviratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEVIRATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LEVIRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEVIRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEVIRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The ancient custom by which a man marries the widow of his childless brother to continue the family line.
The levirate appears in the Old Testament and in several other traditional societies. It aimed to give a dead man heirs and to protect his widow.
How LEVIRATE is used
Levirate is chiefly an anthropological and biblical term, often seen in the phrase levirate marriage.
- The levirate bound him to marry his brother's widow.
- Scholars compared the levirate in two ancient cultures.
- Under levirate custom, the first son counted as the dead man's.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEVIRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEVIRATE
The 8 tiles of LEVIRATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LEVIRATE
1 longer words begin with LEVIRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in LEVIRATE
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Common questions about LEVIRATE
- Is LEVIRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEVIRATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEVIRATE worth?
- LEVIRATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEVIRATE mean?
- The ancient custom by which a man marries the widow of his childless brother to continue the family line.
- What letters can be added to LEVIRATE?
- LEVIRATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LEVIRATE:
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