ARCADIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ARCADIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCADIAN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCADIAN is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCADIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arcadiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCADIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARCADIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCADIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARCADIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Relating to an idealised, peaceful countryside, or to the region of Arcadia in Greece.
Poets have long used arcadian to paint rural life as simple and untroubled. As a noun, it can mean a native of that Greek region or a person living a pastoral life.
How ARCADIAN is used
Mostly literary; used to describe idyllic rural scenes or quiet country ways.
- The painting shows an arcadian scene of shepherds and streams.
- He dreamed of an arcadian life far from the city.
- The village had an arcadian charm in summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCADIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCADIAN
The 8 tiles of ARCADIAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARCADIAN
1 longer words begin with ARCADIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCADIAN
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Common questions about ARCADIAN
- Is ARCADIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCADIAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCADIAN worth?
- ARCADIAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCADIAN mean?
- Relating to an idealised, peaceful countryside, or to the region of Arcadia in Greece.
- What letters can be added to ARCADIAN?
- ARCADIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARCADIAN:
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