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What does literacy mean? Is literacy a Scrabble word?

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Is literacy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word literacy is a Scrabble US word. The word literacy is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is literacy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word literacy is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

L1I1T1E1R1A1C3Y4

Is literacy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word literacy is a Words With Friends word. The word literacy is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1T1E1R1A1C4Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

LITERACY,

7-letter words (9 found)

ARTICLE,CLARITY,CLAYIER,IRATELY,REALITY,RECITAL,TALCIER,TEARILY,TREACLY,

6-letter words (25 found)

ACETYL,AERILY,ARTILY,ATELIC,CARTEL,CITRAL,CLARET,CLARTY,ECLAIR,ELYTRA,LACIER,LYRATE,RACILY,RAYLET,REALTY,RECTAL,RELICT,RETAIL,RETIAL,RICTAL,TAILER,TAILYE,TARCEL,TELARY,TILERY,

5-letter words (73 found)

AIERY,ALERT,ALTER,AREIC,ARIEL,ARTEL,ARTIC,AYRIE,CARET,CARLE,CARTE,CATER,CERIA,CERTY,CETYL,CITAL,CITER,CLART,CLARY,CLEAR,CLEAT,CRATE,EARLY,ECLAT,ERICA,ICTAL,ILEAC,IRATE,LACER,LACET,LACEY,LAIRY,LAITY,LATER,LAYER,LEARY,LIART,LITER,LITRE,LYART,LYCEA,LYCRA,LYRIC,LYTIC,RAILE,RATEL,RAYLE,REACT,RECAL,RECIT,RECTA,RECTI,RELAY,RELIC,RELIT,RETIA,RICEY,RILEY,RIYAL,TALCY,TALER,TEARY,TELIA,TELIC,TERAI,TICAL,TILER,TRACE,TRAIL,TRIAC,TRIAL,TRICE,TYLER,

4-letter words (106 found)

ACER,ACRE,ACYL,AERY,AIRT,AIRY,ALEC,ALIT,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,ARTY,ARYL,AYRE,CARE,CARL,CART,CATE,CEIL,CELT,CERT,CIEL,CIRE,CIRL,CITE,CITY,CLAT,CLAY,CLIT,CRAY,CRIA,CRIT,CYTE,EARL,ERIC,ETIC,EYRA,ICER,ILEA,LACE,LACY,LAER,LAIC,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LIAR,LICE,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LYRA,LYRE,LYTE,RACE,RACY,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RATE,REAL,RELY,RIAL,RICE,RICY,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RYAL,TACE,TAEL,TAIL,TALC,TALE,TALI,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TEIL,TELA,TIAR,TICE,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TRAY,TREY,TRIE,TRYE,TYER,TYRE,YALE,YARE,YATE,YEAR,YELT,YETI,YITE,

3-letter words (68 found)

ACE,ACT,AIL,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,ARC,ARE,ART,ARY,ATE,AYE,CAL,CAR,CAT,CAY,CEL,CIT,CLY,CRY,EAR,EAT,ELT,ERA,ETA,ICE,ICY,IRE,ITA,LAC,LAR,LAT,LAY,LEA,LEI,LET,LEY,LIE,LIT,LYE,RAI,RAT,RAY,REC,REI,RET,RIA,RIT,RYA,RYE,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAY,TEA,TEC,TEL,TIC,TIE,TIL,TRY,TYE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YER,YET,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,AT,AY,EA,EL,ER,ET,IT,LA,LI,RE,TA,TE,TI,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 302 words from literacy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of literacy

literacy

Etymology

From literate + -cy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/, /ˈlɪtɹəsi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹəsi/, [-ɾ(ə)ɹə-], /ˈlɪtɹəsi/
  • Hyphenation: li‧ter‧a‧cy

Noun

literacy (countable and uncountable, plural literacies)

  1. The ability to read and write.
  2. (by extension) The ability to understand and evaluate something.

Antonyms

  • illiteracy

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Further reading

  • “literacy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “literacy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Source: wiktionary.org