ARCANUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ARCANUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCANUM?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCANUM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCANUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arcanumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCANUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARCANUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does ARCANUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A deep secret or mystery known only to a few.
An arcanum is knowledge hidden from ordinary people, such as the secrets of alchemy. The plural arcana is more common, and arcanum may also mean a secret remedy.
How ARCANUM is used
Arcanum is literary and appears in writing about magic and hidden learning.
- The alchemist guarded his arcanum jealously.
- To outsiders the rite remained an arcanum.
- The old book promised an arcanum for curing fever.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCANUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCANUM
1 longer words begin with ARCANUM.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCANUM
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Common questions about ARCANUM
- Is ARCANUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCANUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCANUM worth?
- ARCANUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCANUM mean?
- A deep secret or mystery known only to a few.
- What letters can be added to ARCANUM?
- ARCANUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARCANUM:
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