Definition of verbosity

"verbosity" in the noun sense

1. verboseness, verbosity

an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

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Quotations for verbosity

He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument. [ William Shakespeare ]

verbosity in Scrabble®

The word verbosity is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters verbosity:

VERBOSITY
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

boysier, brevity, obesity, obverts, overbit, oversit, sorbite

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word verbosity

VERBOSITY
(180)
VERBOSITY
(162)
VERBOSITY
(120)
VERBOSITY
(108)
VERBOSITY
(75)
VERBOSITY
(72)
VERBOSITY
(68)
VERBOSITY
(68)
VERBOSITY
(68)
VERBOSITY
(54)
VERBOSITY
(54)
VERBOSITY
(54)
VERBOSITY
(54)
VERBOSITY
(54)
VERBOSITY
(54)
VERBOSITY
(50)
VERBOSITY
(46)
VERBOSITY
(44)
VERBOSITY
(44)
VERBOSITY
(44)
VERBOSITY
(44)
VERBOSITY
(42)
VERBOSITY
(40)
VERBOSITY
(38)
VERBOSITY
(38)
VERBOSITY
(38)
VERBOSITY
(38)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(35)
VERBOSITY
(34)
VERBOSITY
(34)
VERBOSITY
(34)
VERBOSITY
(25)
VERBOSITY
(23)
VERBOSITY
(23)
VERBOSITY
(23)
VERBOSITY
(23)
VERBOSITY
(22)
VERBOSITY
(21)
VERBOSITY
(21)
VERBOSITY
(21)
VERBOSITY
(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In verbosity

VERBOSITY
(180)
VERBOSITY
(162)
VERBOSITY
(120)
BREVITY
(110 = 60 + 50)
VERBOSITY
(108)
BREVITY
(107 = 57 + 50)
BREVITY
(107 = 57 + 50)
BREVITY
(107 = 57 + 50)
BREVITY
(104 = 54 + 50)
BREVITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BREVITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BREVITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
OVERBIT
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBVERTS
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBVERTS
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBESITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BREVITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBESITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BOYSIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
OVERBIT
(98 = 48 + 50)
BOYSIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
BREVITY
(95 = 45 + 50)
OBVERTS
(95 = 45 + 50)
OBESITY
(95 = 45 + 50)
BOYSIER
(95 = 45 + 50)
OVERBIT
(95 = 45 + 50)
OVERSIT
(92 = 42 + 50)
OBVERTS
(90 = 40 + 50)
BOYSIER
(90 = 40 + 50)
OVERBIT
(90 = 40 + 50)
OVERSIT
(90 = 40 + 50)
BREVITY
(90 = 40 + 50)
OBESITY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESITY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBVERTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERBIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESITY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESITY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBVERTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBVERTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBVERTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBVERTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BOYSIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBVERTS
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERBIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERBIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERBIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
BOYSIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESITY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BOYSIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
BOYSIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
BOYSIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
BOYSIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERBIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
OVERBIT
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESITY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BREVITY
(88 = 38 + 50)
BREVITY
(88 = 38 + 50)
BOYSIER
(88 = 38 + 50)
BREVITY
(88 = 38 + 50)
OVERBIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
BREVITY
(86 = 36 + 50)
SORBITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
BREVITY
(86 = 36 + 50)
SORBITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SORBITE
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBVERTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBVERTS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBESITY
(86 = 36 + 50)
BOYSIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERSIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OVERBIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBESITY
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBVERTS
(84 = 34 + 50)
BREVITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
BREVITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
BREVITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
BREVITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
OBESITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
OVERSIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERSIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERSIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERSIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERSIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERSIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
OVERSIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
BREVITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
BREVITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
OVERBIT
(82 = 32 + 50)
BREVITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
OBVERTS
(82 = 32 + 50)
BOYSIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
OBESITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
OVERBIT
(82 = 32 + 50)
BREVITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
OBESITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
SORBITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SORBITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SORBITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OBESITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERBIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
BREVITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
SORBITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
BREVITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
BOYSIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
SORBITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
BOYSIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
SORBITE
(80 = 30 + 50)
OVERSIT
(80 = 30 + 50)
BREVITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
BREVITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
BREVITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
OBVERTS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OBVERTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERBIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERBIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERSIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBVERTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBVERTS
(78 = 28 + 50)
OVERBIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESITY
(78 = 28 + 50)
BOYSIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESITY
(78 = 28 + 50)
BOYSIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
BOYSIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESITY
(78 = 28 + 50)
BOYSIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESITY
(78 = 28 + 50)
SORBITE
(77 = 27 + 50)
BOYSIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBESITY
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBESITY
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBVERTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBVERTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBVERTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBVERTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
BOYSIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
BOYSIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBESITY
(76 = 26 + 50)
OVERBIT
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBESITY
(76 = 26 + 50)
BOYSIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBVERTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBESITY
(76 = 26 + 50)
OBVERTS
(76 = 26 + 50)
BOYSIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
VERBOSITY
(75)
BREVITY
(75 = 25 + 50)
OVERSIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBESITY
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBVERTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBVERTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBESITY
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBVERTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
BOYSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
BOYSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBVERTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERSIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBESITY
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERSIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
BOYSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERSIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBESITY
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBVERTS
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERBIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OVERSIT
(74 = 24 + 50)
BOYSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
OBESITY
(74 = 24 + 50)
BOYSIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
BREVITY
(73 = 23 + 50)
BREVITY
(73 = 23 + 50)
BREVITY
(73 = 23 + 50)
BREVITY
(73 = 23 + 50)
OVERSIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERBIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERSIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERSIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
BOYSIER
(72 = 22 + 50)
SORBITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SORBITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERSIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
SORBITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SORBITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERSIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERSIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
OBESITY
(72 = 22 + 50)
OBVERTS
(72 = 22 + 50)
OVERSIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
VERBOSITY
(72)
SORBITE
(72 = 22 + 50)
SORBITE
(72 = 22 + 50)

verbosity in Words With Friends™

The word verbosity is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters verbosity:

VERBOSITY
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

boysier, brevity, obesity, obverts, overbit, oversit, sorbite

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word verbosity

VERBOSITY
(252)
VERBOSITY
(156)
VERBOSITY
(120)
VERBOSITY
(92)
VERBOSITY
(90)
VERBOSITY
(84)
VERBOSITY
(84)
VERBOSITY
(78)
VERBOSITY
(76)
VERBOSITY
(76)
VERBOSITY
(72)
VERBOSITY
(72)
VERBOSITY
(68)
VERBOSITY
(66)
VERBOSITY
(66)
VERBOSITY
(66)
VERBOSITY
(60)
VERBOSITY
(52)
VERBOSITY
(52)
VERBOSITY
(40)
VERBOSITY
(40)
VERBOSITY
(40)
VERBOSITY
(40)
VERBOSITY
(40)
VERBOSITY
(38)
VERBOSITY
(38)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(36)
VERBOSITY
(29)
VERBOSITY
(28)
VERBOSITY
(27)
VERBOSITY
(25)
VERBOSITY
(25)
VERBOSITY
(25)
VERBOSITY
(24)
VERBOSITY
(24)
VERBOSITY
(23)
VERBOSITY
(23)
VERBOSITY
(23)
VERBOSITY
(22)
VERBOSITY
(22)
VERBOSITY
(22)
VERBOSITY
(22)
VERBOSITY
(22)
VERBOSITY
(21)
VERBOSITY
(20)
VERBOSITY
(20)
VERBOSITY
(20)
VERBOSITY
(19)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In verbosity

VERBOSITY
(252)
VERBOSITY
(156)
VERBOSITY
(120)
BREVITY
(119 = 84 + 35)
BREVITY
(119 = 84 + 35)
BREVITY
(113 = 78 + 35)
BREVITY
(113 = 78 + 35)
BREVITY
(113 = 78 + 35)
OBVERTS
(113 = 78 + 35)
BOYSIER
(113 = 78 + 35)
OVERBIT
(113 = 78 + 35)
OVERBIT
(107 = 72 + 35)
BREVITY
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERBIT
(107 = 72 + 35)
OBVERTS
(107 = 72 + 35)
BREVITY
(107 = 72 + 35)
OVERSIT
(104 = 69 + 35)
OBESITY
(101 = 66 + 35)
OBVERTS
(101 = 66 + 35)
BREVITY
(101 = 66 + 35)
BREVITY
(99 = 64 + 35)
BREVITY
(99 = 64 + 35)
BREVITY
(99 = 64 + 35)
OVERSIT
(98 = 63 + 35)
SORBITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SORBITE
(95 = 60 + 35)
OBESITY
(95 = 60 + 35)
BOYSIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
OBESITY
(95 = 60 + 35)
VERBOSITY
(92)
OBVERTS
(91 = 56 + 35)
OBVERTS
(91 = 56 + 35)
OBVERTS
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERBIT
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERBIT
(91 = 56 + 35)
OVERBIT
(91 = 56 + 35)
VERBOSITY
(90)
OBVERTS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SORBITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
BREVITY
(89 = 54 + 35)
OBVERTS
(89 = 54 + 35)
OVERBIT
(89 = 54 + 35)
BREVITY
(89 = 54 + 35)
OVERBIT
(89 = 54 + 35)
OBESITY
(89 = 54 + 35)
SORBITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
VERBOSITY
(84)
VERBOSITY
(84)
OBVERTS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERBIT
(83 = 48 + 35)
BOYSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBESITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
BOYSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
BOYSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERBIT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBESITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERBIT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERBIT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERBIT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBESITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBVERTS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBESITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
BOYSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERBIT
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBVERTS
(83 = 48 + 35)
BOYSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
BREVITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
BOYSIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBVERTS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBVERTS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBVERTS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBESITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
OVERSIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVERSIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVERSIT
(80 = 45 + 35)
OVERSIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVERBIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
BREVITY
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVERSIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
OBVERTS
(79 = 44 + 35)
OVERSIT
(79 = 44 + 35)
VERBOSITY
(78)
OBESITY
(77 = 42 + 35)
BOYSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
OBESITY
(77 = 42 + 35)
BOYSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
SORBITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
BOYSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
OBESITY
(77 = 42 + 35)
OVERSIT
(77 = 42 + 35)
BOYSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
OBESITY
(77 = 42 + 35)
SORBITE
(77 = 42 + 35)
BOYSIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
VERBOSITY
(76)
VERBOSITY
(76)
SORBITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
SORBITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
OBESITY
(75 = 40 + 35)
SORBITE
(75 = 40 + 35)
BREVITY
(75 = 40 + 35)
OBVERT
(75)
BOYSIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
OVERSIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERSIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERSIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERSIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
OVERSIT
(74 = 39 + 35)
BREVITY
(73 = 38 + 35)
OBVERTS
(73 = 38 + 35)
OVERBIT
(73 = 38 + 35)
VERITY
(72)
VERBOSITY
(72)
VERBOSITY
(72)
VESTRY
(72)
SORBITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
BREVITY
(71 = 36 + 35)
OBESITY
(71 = 36 + 35)
BREVITY
(71 = 36 + 35)
SORBITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
SORBITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
OVERBIT
(71 = 36 + 35)
BOYSIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
BREVITY
(71 = 36 + 35)
BREVITY
(71 = 36 + 35)
SORBITE
(71 = 36 + 35)
OBVERTS
(71 = 36 + 35)
BREVITY
(69 = 34 + 35)
OBVERT
(69)
BREVITY
(69 = 34 + 35)
BREVITY
(69 = 34 + 35)
BREVITY
(69 = 34 + 35)
VERBOSITY
(68)
BREVITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
BREVITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
OBVERTS
(67 = 32 + 35)
OBVERTS
(67 = 32 + 35)
BREVITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
BREVITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
OBESITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERBIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
BREVITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
OBVERTS
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERBIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERBIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
BREVITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
OBVERTS
(67 = 32 + 35)
BREVITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
BOYSIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERBIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
OVERSIT
(67 = 32 + 35)
RIVETS
(66)
VERBOSITY
(66)
VERBOSITY
(66)
VERBS
(66)
VERITY
(66)
VERIST
(66)
VOTERS
(66)
STIVER
(66)
VIBES
(66)
VERBOSITY
(66)
VESTRY
(66)
OBVERTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERBIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
OBVERTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
OBVERTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERBIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERBIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
OVERBIT
(65 = 30 + 35)
OBVERTS
(65 = 30 + 35)
OBESITY
(65 = 30 + 35)
BOYSIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
OBVERT
(63)
OBESITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
VERB
(63)
IVORY
(63)
OVERBIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
OBVERTS
(63 = 28 + 35)
OBESITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
OBESITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERBIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
BOYSIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERBIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERBIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERBIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERBIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
STIVY
(63)
OBESITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
OVERBIT
(63 = 28 + 35)
OBVERTS
(63 = 28 + 35)
BOYSIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
OBVERTS
(63 = 28 + 35)
OBVERTS
(63 = 28 + 35)
OBVERTS
(63 = 28 + 35)
VIBE
(63)
OBVERTS
(63 = 28 + 35)
BOYSIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
BOYSIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
BEVY
(63)
OBVERTS
(63 = 28 + 35)

Words containing the sequence verbosity

Words that start with verbosity (1 word)

Words with verbosity in them (1 word)

Words that end with verbosity (1 word)

Word Growth involving verbosity

Shorter words in verbosity

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it sit

verb

Longer words containing verbosity

(No longer words found)