ADROIT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ADROIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADROIT?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADROIT is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADROIT
No single letter turns ADROIT into another word.
How ADROIT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ADROIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What does ADROIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Clever and skilful, especially when using the hands or handling a tricky situation.
Adroit praises quick, practised skill, whether in a craftsman's fingers or a diplomat's choice of words. It can describe physical dexterity, as in an adroit repair, or mental quickness, as in an adroit answer under pressure. The related word maladroit describes the opposite, someone who is clumsy or tactless.
How ADROIT is used
A somewhat formal compliment, common in writing about skilled performance or clever handling of problems.
- The lawyer gave an adroit reply that satisfied both sides of the argument.
- Her adroit fingers repaired the watch in minutes.
- An adroit negotiator, he settled the dispute before it reached the courts.
- The goalkeeper made an adroit save in the final second.
- His adroit handling of the crisis earned him a promotion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADROIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ADROIT
The 6 tiles of ADROIT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ADROIT
5 longer words begin with ADROIT.
Shorter words from the letters in ADROIT
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Common questions about ADROIT
- Is ADROIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADROIT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADROIT worth?
- ADROIT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADROIT mean?
- Clever and skilful, especially when using the hands or handling a tricky situation.
- What letters can be added to ADROIT?
- No single letter can be added to ADROIT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ADROIT:
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