REVISIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. REVISIONARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REVISIONARY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REVISIONARY is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REVISIONARY
Front hooks — 1
previsionaryBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How REVISIONARY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in REVISIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REVISIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REVISIONARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Connected with changing or correcting something, especially a text or a set of ideas.
Revisionary describes work that aims to alter an earlier version or view. Scholars use it for new readings of history, and editors for changes to a draft. It often carries the sense of challenging the accepted account.
How REVISIONARY is used
Typical of academic writing about history, law and editing of texts.
- The historian offered a revisionary account of the war.
- A revisionary budget was presented to the council.
- Her revisionary edits made the chapter much shorter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REVISIONARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in REVISIONARY
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Common questions about REVISIONARY
- Is REVISIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REVISIONARY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REVISIONARY worth?
- REVISIONARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REVISIONARY mean?
- Connected with changing or correcting something, especially a text or a set of ideas.
- What letters can be added to REVISIONARY?
- REVISIONARY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of REVISIONARY:
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