TUTELARY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TUTELARY 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 TUTELARY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TUTELARY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TUTELARY
No single letter turns TUTELARY into another word.
How TUTELARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TUTELARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TUTELARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TUTELARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Serving as a guardian or protector of a person, place or thing.
This formal word often pairs with spirit, deity or saint. A tutelary figure watches over a town or a family, giving it a sense of sacred care. The same word also names a protector as a noun.
How TUTELARY is used
Mostly found in writing about gods, saints and guardian spirits.
- Each city had its own tutelary deity.
- The sailors prayed to their tutelary saint.
- A tutelary spirit was said to guard the well.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TUTELARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TUTELARY
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Common questions about TUTELARY
- Is TUTELARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TUTELARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TUTELARY worth?
- TUTELARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TUTELARY mean?
- Serving as a guardian or protector of a person, place or thing.
- What letters can be added to TUTELARY?
- No single letter can be added to TUTELARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TUTELARY:
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