LITERALISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LITERALISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITERALISTIC?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITERALISTIC is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITERALISTIC
No single letter turns LITERALISTIC into another word.
How LITERALISTIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in LITERALISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITERALISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITERALISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sticking rigidly to the exact words or surface meaning of something.
A literalistic reader takes a metaphor as plain fact and misses what the writer means. The word is often mildly critical, hinting at narrowness or lack of imagination.
How LITERALISTIC is used
Literalistic is often used of interpretations of texts, art or scripture.
- His literalistic reading missed the joke entirely.
- The translation was too literalistic and sounded stiff.
- Some artists reject a literalistic style of painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITERALISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LITERALISTIC
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Common questions about LITERALISTIC
- Is LITERALISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITERALISTIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITERALISTIC worth?
- LITERALISTIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITERALISTIC mean?
- Sticking rigidly to the exact words or surface meaning of something.
- What letters can be added to LITERALISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to LITERALISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of LITERALISTIC:
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