LITANY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LITANY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITANY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITANY is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITANY
No single letter turns LITANY into another word.
How LITANY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LITANY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does LITANY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A prayer made up of a series of petitions, each answered by the congregation with a fixed response; also a long, repetitive list.
In church services the leader speaks one line and the people reply with the same words each time, which gives the litany its steady, chanting rhythm. The meaning then widened to any tiresome recital, so a litany of complaints is a long string of grievances told one after another. The word came through Latin from a Greek term for prayer or entreaty.
How LITANY is used
Used in worship and, more often today, figuratively for a long list of troubles or faults.
- The choir sang the litany while the procession moved down the aisle.
- He recited a litany of excuses for being late.
- The report gave a litany of failures at the plant.
- A litany of saints was chanted at the end of the service.
- She endured the litany of questions with patience.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITANY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LITANY
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Common questions about LITANY
- Is LITANY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITANY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITANY worth?
- LITANY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITANY mean?
- A prayer made up of a series of petitions, each answered by the congregation with a fixed response; also a long, repetitive list.
- What letters can be added to LITANY?
- No single letter can be added to LITANY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LITANY:
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