ACHIEVEMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. ACHIEVEMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACHIEVEMENT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACHIEVEMENT is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACHIEVEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
achievementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACHIEVEMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACHIEVEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACHIEVEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACHIEVEMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Something accomplished successfully through effort, skill or courage.
An achievement can be a single feat, such as winning a medal, or the steady result of years of work. The word is also used for the act of reaching a goal, and in heraldry for a full display of a coat of arms.
How ACHIEVEMENT is used
Very common in school, work, sport and news writing for any notable success.
- Finishing the marathon was a real achievement for her.
- The achievement of peace took many years of talks.
- His greatest achievement was founding the school.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACHIEVEMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACHIEVEMENT
1 longer words begin with ACHIEVEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ACHIEVEMENT
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Common questions about ACHIEVEMENT
- Is ACHIEVEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACHIEVEMENT, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACHIEVEMENT worth?
- ACHIEVEMENT is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACHIEVEMENT mean?
- Something accomplished successfully through effort, skill or courage.
- What letters can be added to ACHIEVEMENT?
- ACHIEVEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACHIEVEMENT:
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