ACTIONIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACTIONIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACTIONIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTIONIST is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTIONIST
Front hooks — 1
factionistBack hooks — 1
actionistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACTIONIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACTIONIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACTIONIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of ACTIONIST
The 9 tiles of ACTIONIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ACTIONIST
1 longer words begin with ACTIONIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTIONIST
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Common questions about ACTIONIST
- Is ACTIONIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACTIONIST is not in it.
- How many points is ACTIONIST worth?
- ACTIONIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACTIONIST?
- ACTIONIST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACTIONIST:
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