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What does captivity mean? Is captivity a Scrabble word?

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Is captivity a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word captivity is a Scrabble US word. The word captivity is worth 19 points in Scrabble:

C3A1P3T1I1V4I1T1Y4

Is captivity a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word captivity is a Scrabble UK word and has 19 points:

C3A1P3T1I1V4I1T1Y4

Is captivity a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word captivity is a Words With Friends word. The word captivity is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4A1P4T1I1V5I1T1Y3

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9-letter words (1 found)

CAPTIVITY,

8-letter words (1 found)

ACTIVITY,

6-letter words (4 found)

ATYPIC,CAVITY,TIPCAT,VIATIC,

5-letter words (8 found)

ATTIC,CATTY,PATTY,PITTA,TACIT,TYPIC,VATIC,VITTA,

4-letter words (18 found)

CAPI,CAVY,CITY,PACT,PACY,PATY,PICA,PITA,PITY,PYAT,PYIC,TACT,TAIT,TIPI,TIPT,TITI,TIVY,VITA,

3-letter words (32 found)

ACT,AIT,APT,ATT,CAP,CAT,CAY,CIT,ICY,ITA,IVY,PAC,PAT,PAV,PAY,PIA,PIC,PIT,PYA,TAI,TAP,TAT,TAV,TAY,TIC,TIP,TIT,VAC,VAT,VIA,YAP,YIP,

2-letter words (9 found)

AI,AT,AY,IT,PA,PI,TA,TI,YA,

You can make 73 words from captivity according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of captivity

captivity

Etymology

Middle English captivite, from Latin captīvitās. By surface analysis, captive +‎ -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæpˈtɪvɪti/
  • Hyphenation: cap‧tiv‧i‧ty

Noun

captivity (countable and uncountable, plural captivities)

  1. The state of being captive.
  2. (obsolete) A group of people/beings captive.
  3. The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.

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See also

  • captive
  • captor

Source: wiktionary.org