LIVIDITY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LIVIDITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LIVIDITY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIVIDITY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIVIDITY
No single letter turns LIVIDITY into another word.
How LIVIDITY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LIVIDITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIVIDITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LIVIDITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bluish or dark discolouration of the skin, caused by bruising or by blood settling after death.
Forensic experts read lividity on a body to estimate how long ago a person died and whether the body was moved. The word can also describe the pale, grey look of skin that has suffered from cold or shock.
How LIVIDITY is used
Used in medical and forensic writing for skin discolouration, as in the lividity of the limbs.
- The pathologist noted lividity along the lower back.
- The lividity of his lips showed how cold he had become.
- A fading bruise left only a faint lividity on her arm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LIVIDITY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LIVIDITY
Common questions about LIVIDITY
- Is LIVIDITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIVIDITY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIVIDITY worth?
- LIVIDITY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LIVIDITY mean?
- A bluish or dark discolouration of the skin, caused by bruising or by blood settling after death.
- What letters can be added to LIVIDITY?
- No single letter can be added to LIVIDITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LIVIDITY:
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