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Is literature a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word literature is a Scrabble US word. The word literature is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is literature a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word literature is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is literature a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word literature is a Words With Friends word. The word literature is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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10-letter words (1 found)

LITERATURE,

9-letter words (1 found)

ELUTRIATE,

8-letter words (8 found)

LATERITE,LITERATE,LITTERER,RATTLIER,RETAILER,RETRAITE,RURALITE,URETERAL,

7-letter words (31 found)

AILETTE,ALERTER,ALTERER,ARIETTE,ATELIER,EARLIER,ITERATE,LEARIER,RATTIER,RATTLER,REALTER,REALTIE,RELATER,RETIRAL,RETITLE,RETRAIT,RETRATE,RETREAT,RETRIAL,REUTTER,RUTTIER,TARTIER,TEARIER,TERTIAL,TITULAR,TRAILER,TREATER,TURTLER,TUTELAR,URALITE,UTTERER,

6-letter words (49 found)

AERIER,ARTIER,ATTIRE,ELATER,ELUATE,ETRIER,IRATER,IRREAL,LATTER,LETTER,LETTRE,LITTER,LUTITE,RAILER,RATITE,RATTER,RATTLE,REALER,REITER,RELATE,RELIER,RERAIL,RETAIL,RETEAR,RETIAL,RETILE,RETIRE,RETRAL,RITTER,RITUAL,RULIER,RUTILE,RUTTER,TAILER,TARTER,TATLER,TAUTER,TEARER,TERRAE,TERRET,TERRIT,TERTIA,TILTER,TITLER,TITULE,TRITER,TURRET,TURTLE,URETER,

5-letter words (78 found)

AERIE,AIRER,ALERT,ALTER,ALURE,ARERE,ARETE,ARETT,ARIEL,ARRET,ARTEL,ATILT,AUREI,EATER,ELATE,ELITE,ELUTE,ETTLE,IRATE,LAREE,LATER,LATTE,LEARE,LEEAR,LIART,LITER,LITRE,LURER,LUTEA,LUTER,RAILE,RAREE,RATEL,RATER,REATE,RELET,RELIE,RELIT,RETIA,RETIE,RULER,RURAL,TALER,TARRE,TATER,TATIE,TELAE,TELIA,TERAI,TERRA,TETRA,TETRI,TILER,TITER,TITLE,TITRE,TRAIL,TRAIT,TREAT,TRIAL,TRIER,TRITE,TRUER,TUART,TUILE,TUTEE,ULTRA,URAEI,URALI,URARE,URARI,URATE,UREAL,URIAL,URITE,UTERI,UTILE,UTTER,

4-letter words (90 found)

AIRT,AITU,ALEE,ALIT,ARET,ARIL,ARLE,ARTI,EALE,EARL,ETAT,ETUI,ILEA,IURE,LAER,LAIR,LARE,LARI,LATE,LATI,LATU,LEAR,LEAT,LEER,LEET,LEIR,LERE,LIAR,LIER,LIEU,LIRA,LIRE,LITE,LITU,LUIT,LURE,LUTE,RAIL,RAIT,RALE,RARE,RATE,RATU,REAL,REAR,REEL,RETE,RIAL,RIEL,RILE,RITE,RITT,RUER,RULE,TAEL,TAIL,TAIT,TALE,TALI,TARE,TART,TATE,TATU,TAUT,TEAL,TEAR,TEAT,TEEL,TEER,TEIL,TELA,TELE,TELT,TETE,TIAR,TIER,TILE,TILT,TIRE,TIRL,TIRR,TITE,TRAT,TREE,TRET,TRIE,TRUE,TULE,TURR,UREA,

3-letter words (59 found)

AIL,AIR,AIT,ALE,ALT,ALU,ARE,ART,ATE,ATT,AUE,EAR,EAT,EAU,EEL,ELT,ERA,ERE,ERR,ETA,IRE,ITA,LAR,LAT,LEA,LEE,LEI,LET,LEU,LIE,LIT,LUR,RAI,RAT,REE,REI,RET,RIA,RIT,RUE,RUT,TAE,TAI,TAR,TAT,TAU,TEA,TEE,TEL,TET,TIE,TIL,TIT,TUI,TUT,ULE,URE,UTA,UTE,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AI,AL,AR,AT,EA,EE,EL,ER,ET,IT,LA,LI,RE,TA,TE,TI,UR,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 337 words from literature according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of literature

literature

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Alternative forms

  • literatuer (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English literature, from Old French littérature, from Latin literatura or litteratura, from littera (“letter”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”). Displaced native Old English bōccræft.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈlɪt.ə.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈlɪt.ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlɪt.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈlɪɾ.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ], /ˈlɪt.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈlɪt͡ʃ.ɹə.t͡ʃɚ], /ˈlɪt.ɚ.t͡ʃɚ/
  • (Midwestern US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪt.ə.t͡ʃɚ/

Noun

literature (usually uncountable, plural literatures)

  2. The body of all written works.
  4. The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
  6. (usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
  8. Written fiction of a high standard.
    • 2008, Adam Cadre
      However, even “literary” science fiction rarely qualifies as literature, because it treats characters as sets of traits rather than as fully realized human beings with unique life stories.
  10. (obsolete) Literacy; ability to read and write.

Meronyms

  • See also Thesaurus:literature

Derived terms

Related terms

  • letter
  • literal
  • literacy
  • literate
  • literary

Translations

Further reading

  • "literature" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 183.

Anagrams

  • literateur, literatuer

Source: wiktionary.org