SALUTARY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SALUTARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALUTARY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALUTARY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALUTARY
No single letter turns SALUTARY into another word.
How SALUTARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SALUTARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALUTARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALUTARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Producing a good effect, especially when the experience itself is unpleasant.
Salutary is often paired with warnings and shocks: a salutary lesson stings but leaves you better off. It comes from the Latin word for health, and has nothing to do with saluting.
How SALUTARY is used
Salutary is typically used with words like lesson, reminder, warning and effect.
- The failure was a salutary reminder to prepare early.
- A cold swim can be a salutary shock.
- His fine served as a salutary lesson to others.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALUTARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SALUTARY
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Common questions about SALUTARY
- Is SALUTARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALUTARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALUTARY worth?
- SALUTARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALUTARY mean?
- Producing a good effect, especially when the experience itself is unpleasant.
- What letters can be added to SALUTARY?
- No single letter can be added to SALUTARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SALUTARY:
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