LITERALNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LITERALNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITERALNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITERALNESS is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITERALNESS
No single letter turns LITERALNESS into another word.
How LITERALNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LITERALNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITERALNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITERALNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of keeping to the plain, exact meaning of words, without metaphor or exaggeration.
Literalness is often discussed in translation, where sticking close to each word can clash with natural phrasing. It can also describe a person who misses a joke by taking everything at face value.
How LITERALNESS is used
Literalness is used when talking about translations, interpretations of texts and unimaginative readings.
- The literalness of the translation made the poem sound stiff.
- Children often show a charming literalness when they hear idioms.
- Critics praised the painting for its photographic literalness.
- His literalness meant he never understood sarcasm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITERALNESS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LITERALNESS
1 longer words begin with LITERALNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in LITERALNESS
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Common questions about LITERALNESS
- Is LITERALNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITERALNESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITERALNESS worth?
- LITERALNESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITERALNESS mean?
- The quality of keeping to the plain, exact meaning of words, without metaphor or exaggeration.
- What letters can be added to LITERALNESS?
- No single letter can be added to LITERALNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LITERALNESS:
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