NEGATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NEGATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEGATORY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEGATORY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEGATORY
No single letter turns NEGATORY into another word.
How NEGATORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEGATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEGATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEGATORY
- All 8 letters of NEGATORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEGATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Expressing denial or refusal; tending to say no.
Negatory is a stiff, slightly technical cousin of negative, now best known from radio talk where a flat "negatory" means no. In writing it can carry a legal or logical flavour.
How NEGATORY is used
Negatory is rare and mostly survives in radio jargon or deliberately formal wording.
- The pilot gave a negatory reply to the tower.
- His negatory tone made it clear the offer was dead.
- The clause is negatory in effect, cancelling the earlier promise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEGATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NEGATORY
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Common questions about NEGATORY
- Is NEGATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEGATORY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEGATORY worth?
- NEGATORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEGATORY mean?
- Expressing denial or refusal; tending to say no.
- What letters can be added to NEGATORY?
- No single letter can be added to NEGATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEGATORY:
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