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Is literary a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word literary is a Scrabble US word. The word literary is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is literary a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word literary is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

L1I1T1E1R1A1R1Y4

Is literary a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word literary is a Words With Friends word. The word literary is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2I1T1E1R1A1R1Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

LITERARY,

7-letter words (7 found)

IRATELY,REALITY,RETIARY,RETIRAL,RETRIAL,TEARILY,TRAILER,

6-letter words (22 found)

AERILY,ARTERY,ARTIER,ARTILY,ELYTRA,IRATER,IRREAL,LYRATE,RAILER,RARELY,RARITY,RAYLET,REALTY,REARLY,RERAIL,RETAIL,RETIAL,RETRAL,TAILER,TAILYE,TELARY,TILERY,

5-letter words (45 found)

AIERY,AIRER,ALERT,ALTER,ARIEL,ARRET,ARTEL,AYRIE,EARLY,EYRIR,IRATE,LAIRY,LAITY,LATER,LAYER,LEARY,LIART,LITER,LITRE,LYART,RAILE,RATEL,RATER,RAYLE,RELAY,RELIT,RETIA,RETRY,RILEY,RIYAL,TALER,TARRE,TARRY,TEARY,TELIA,TERAI,TERRA,TERRY,TILER,TRAIL,TRIAL,TRIER,TRYER,TYLER,YARER,

4-letter words (74 found)

AERY,AIRT,AIRY,ALIT,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,ARTY,ARYL,AYRE,EARL,EYRA,ILEA,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LEAR,LEAT,LEIR,LIAR,LIER,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LYRA,LYRE,LYTE,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RARE,RATE,REAL,REAR,RELY,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RYAL,TAEL,TAIL,TALE,TALI,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TEIL,TELA,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TIRE,TIRL,TIRR,TRAY,TREY,TRIE,TRYE,TYER,TYRE,YALE,YARE,YARR,YATE,YEAR,YELT,YETI,YIRR,YITE,

3-letter words (52 found)

AIL,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,ARE,ART,ARY,ATE,AYE,EAR,EAT,ELT,ERA,ERR,ETA,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LAY,LEA,LEI,LET,LEY,LIE,LIT,LYE,RAI,RAT,RAY,REI,RET,RIA,RIT,RYA,RYE,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAY,TEA,TEL,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 221 words from literary according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of literary

literary

Etymology

From French littéraire.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹəɹi/, /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹi/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/, [ˈɫɪɾəɹɛ(ə)ɹi]

Adjective

literary (comparative more literary, superlative most literary)

  1. Relating to literature.
  2. Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
  3. Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
  4. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
  5. Bookish.

Synonyms

  • bookly

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

  • trilayer

Source: wiktionary.org