ALTARPIECE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ALTARPIECE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALTARPIECE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALTARPIECE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALTARPIECE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
altarpiecesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALTARPIECE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALTARPIECE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALTARPIECE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALTARPIECE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A painting or carved work of art set above and behind an altar in a church.
An altarpiece is often the finest artwork in a church and can fold open as panels. Many famous medieval and Renaissance paintings were made as an altarpiece for a particular chapel.
How ALTARPIECE is used
Altarpiece is used in art history and discussion of churches.
- The altarpiece shows the crucifixion in gold and blue.
- A Flemish master painted the altarpiece.
- Visitors admired the carved altarpiece.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALTARPIECE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALTARPIECE
1 longer words begin with ALTARPIECE.
Shorter words from the letters in ALTARPIECE
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Common questions about ALTARPIECE
- Is ALTARPIECE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALTARPIECE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALTARPIECE worth?
- ALTARPIECE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALTARPIECE mean?
- A painting or carved work of art set above and behind an altar in a church.
- What letters can be added to ALTARPIECE?
- ALTARPIECE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALTARPIECE:
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