ARC is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ARC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARC?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARC is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARC scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ARC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,497.
What does ARC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A curved line, especially part of a circle.
Arc names the curve and also the flash of current jumping a gap, and the second came from the shape that flash makes. The verb belongs to that sense: a current arcs across, and almost nothing else in English does.
How ARC is used
Countable: an arc, two arcs. Also a verb about current.
- The arc of the bridge is flatter than it looks.
- A current arced across the gap and welded the contacts shut.
- The ball left in an arc that nobody could reach.
- An arc of ninety degrees is a quarter of the circle.
- The word arc covers a shape and an electrical fault.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARC
The 3 tiles of ARC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARC
Showing 24 of 314 words that begin with ARC.
Words ending in ARC
7 words end in ARC. Useful as a back hook: play ARC onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARC inside
Showing 24 of 857 words that contain ARC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARC
Common questions about ARC
- Is ARC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARC, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARC worth?
- ARC is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARC mean?
- A curved line, especially part of a circle.
- What letters can be added to ARC?
- ARC takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ARC:
Open ARC in the Word Finder