LITERATIM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LITERATIM 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 LITERATIM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITERATIM is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITERATIM
No single letter turns LITERATIM into another word.
How LITERATIM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LITERATIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITERATIM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITERATIM mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
Letter by letter, in exactly the same spelling as the original.
Scholars copy a manuscript literatim when they keep every old spelling and slip of the pen. It is stricter than quoting word for word, because even the odd letter forms are preserved.
How LITERATIM is used
Literatim is a Latin-derived word of editing and textual scholarship.
- The editor printed the letter literatim, errors and all.
- The clerk copied the entry literatim into the record.
- Quote the inscription literatim if you can read it.
- The text was reproduced literatim from the manuscript.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITERATIM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LITERATIM
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Common questions about LITERATIM
- Is LITERATIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITERATIM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITERATIM worth?
- LITERATIM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITERATIM mean?
- Letter by letter, in exactly the same spelling as the original.
- What letters can be added to LITERATIM?
- No single letter can be added to LITERATIM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LITERATIM:
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