LOQUITUR is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. LOQUITUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOQUITUR?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOQUITUR is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOQUITUR
No single letter turns LOQUITUR into another word.
How LOQUITUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOQUITUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOQUITUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOQUITUR mean in Scrabble?
verb
formaltechnical
To speak, used in Latin form beside a name in a script or text to show who is talking.
Loquitur is a borrowed Latin word that readers meet in old plays and printed speeches. It is an instruction to the reader rather than part of the spoken words.
How LOQUITUR is used
Loquitur is written after a speaker's name, often abbreviated, in scripts and formal transcripts.
- The stage direction read "Hamlet loquitur" before the long speech.
- In the old manuscript, each loquitur marked a change of speaker.
- The editor kept the loquitur but dropped the other Latin notes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOQUITUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOQUITUR
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Common questions about LOQUITUR
- Is LOQUITUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOQUITUR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOQUITUR worth?
- LOQUITUR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOQUITUR mean?
- To speak, used in Latin form beside a name in a script or text to show who is talking.
- What letters can be added to LOQUITUR?
- No single letter can be added to LOQUITUR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOQUITUR:
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