ACTUALIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACTUALIST 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 ACTUALIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACTUALIST is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACTUALIST
Front hooks — 1
factualistBack hooks — 1
actualistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACTUALIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACTUALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACTUALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ACTUALIST
1 longer words begin with ACTUALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ACTUALIST
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Common questions about ACTUALIST
- Is ACTUALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACTUALIST is not in it.
- How many points is ACTUALIST worth?
- ACTUALIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACTUALIST?
- ACTUALIST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACTUALIST:
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