LITERATUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LITERATUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITERATUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITERATUS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITERATUS
No single letter turns LITERATUS into another word.
How LITERATUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LITERATUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITERATUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITERATUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A learned person, especially one who is well versed in literature.
The plural is literati, and that form is the one most people know. A single literatus is a scholar or man of letters, and the word is also used for the educated class of traditional China.
How LITERATUS is used
The singular is uncommon; the plural literati is far more frequent.
- Every literatus in the capital attended the poet's reading.
- He was a true literatus, quoting Latin and Greek over dinner.
- The literatus spent his days among rare manuscripts.
- As a literatus he was consulted on questions of style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITERATUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LITERATUS
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Common questions about LITERATUS
- Is LITERATUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITERATUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITERATUS worth?
- LITERATUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITERATUS mean?
- A learned person, especially one who is well versed in literature.
- What letters can be added to LITERATUS?
- No single letter can be added to LITERATUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LITERATUS:
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