NEGRITUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NEGRITUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEGRITUDE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEGRITUDE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEGRITUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
negritudesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEGRITUDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEGRITUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEGRITUDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEGRITUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A literary and cultural movement that celebrated black African identity and heritage.
Negritude began among French-speaking black writers in the 1930s, notably Aime Cesaire and Leopold Senghor, as a reply to colonial ideas. Today the word is mostly met in literary history and is considered dated outside that setting.
How NEGRITUDE is used
Used in discussions of literature, colonial history and cultural identity.
- The poet is a leading voice of negritude.
- Students read essays on negritude in class.
- Negritude shaped later African literature.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEGRITUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEGRITUDE
1 longer words begin with NEGRITUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in NEGRITUDE
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Common questions about NEGRITUDE
- Is NEGRITUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEGRITUDE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEGRITUDE worth?
- NEGRITUDE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEGRITUDE mean?
- A literary and cultural movement that celebrated black African identity and heritage.
- What letters can be added to NEGRITUDE?
- NEGRITUDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEGRITUDE:
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