ATTACK is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ATTACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATTACK?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATTACK is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATTACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
attacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATTACK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ATTACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,104 thousand.
What does ATTACK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To use force or violence against a person or place, or to criticize someone or something severely.
The verb attack covers physical assault, military assault and sharp verbal criticism, and it also applies to sports, where a team attacks the opposing goal. In medicine a disease can attack an organ, and in everyday speech people attack a problem or a plate of food with energy. The noun has its own senses, such as a heart attack or an attack of nerves.
How ATTACK is used
Very common verb and noun in news, sport, medicine and daily speech.
- The army planned to attack at dawn.
- Critics attack the proposal for being too costly.
- The home side began to attack down the left wing.
- The virus can attack the lining of the lungs.
- He decided to attack the backlog one folder at a time.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATTACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATTACK
8 longer words begin with ATTACK.
Shorter words from the letters in ATTACK
Common questions about ATTACK
- Is ATTACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATTACK, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATTACK worth?
- ATTACK is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATTACK mean?
- To use force or violence against a person or place, or to criticize someone or something severely.
- What letters can be added to ATTACK?
- ATTACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ATTACK:
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