Is “Intertextuality” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
INTERTEXTUALITY
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Intertextuality

noun
  1. 1.The idea that a given text is a response to what has already been written, be it explicit or implicit.

    When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.

  2. 2.The reference to another separate and distinct text within a text.

    When one studies the intertextuality of "Hamlet", one realises that William Shakespeare must have read thousands of books.