ALTRUISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALTRUISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALTRUISTIC?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALTRUISTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALTRUISTIC
No single letter turns ALTRUISTIC into another word.
How ALTRUISTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALTRUISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALTRUISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALTRUISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
Altruistic describes motives as well as deeds: a donation is altruistic only if the giver expects nothing back. Biologists also use it for animals that help others at some cost to themselves.
How ALTRUISTIC is used
Common in ethics, charity and biology, usually with words such as motive, act or behaviour.
- Her altruistic nature led her to volunteer abroad.
- Scientists study altruistic behaviour in social insects.
- He claimed his motives were purely altruistic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALTRUISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALTRUISTIC
The 10 tiles of ALTRUISTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALTRUISTIC
1 longer words begin with ALTRUISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ALTRUISTIC
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Common questions about ALTRUISTIC
- Is ALTRUISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALTRUISTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALTRUISTIC worth?
- ALTRUISTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALTRUISTIC mean?
- Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
- What letters can be added to ALTRUISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ALTRUISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALTRUISTIC:
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