REPETITIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. REPETITIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REPETITIOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPETITIOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPETITIOUS
No single letter turns REPETITIOUS into another word.
How REPETITIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in REPETITIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REPETITIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about REPETITIOUS
- REPETITIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does REPETITIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Full of repeated words, ideas or actions, usually to a tiresome degree.
Repetitious suggests repetition that feels unnecessary and dull, as with a lecture that keeps making the same point. It leans more negative than repetitive, which can describe neutral routines.
How REPETITIOUS is used
Used critically of speech, writing and tasks.
- The essay was long and repetitious, saying one thing in ten ways.
- He found the factory work repetitious and numbing.
- The song gets repetitious after the third chorus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REPETITIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REPETITIOUS
2 longer words begin with REPETITIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in REPETITIOUS
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Common questions about REPETITIOUS
- Is REPETITIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPETITIOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPETITIOUS worth?
- REPETITIOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REPETITIOUS mean?
- Full of repeated words, ideas or actions, usually to a tiresome degree.
- What letters can be added to REPETITIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to REPETITIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of REPETITIOUS:
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