ARCHAEANS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ARCHAEANS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
a1r1c3h4a1e1a1n1s1
PlayableARCHAEANS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ARCHAEANS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.56%
Our own measure of how useful ARCHAEANS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHAEANS
No single letter turns ARCHAEANS into another word.
How ARCHAEANS scores
Scrabble a1r1c3h4a1e1a1n1s1 14
Words with Friends a1r1c4h3a1e1a1n2s1 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARCHAEANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHAEANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCHAEANS
- ARCHAEANS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHAEANS
archaean13 acharne12 anarchs12 archaea12 archean12 chenars12 ranches12 arcanas9 achars11 anarch11 arches11 areach11 ashcan11 canehs11 chanas11 charas11 chares11 chaser11 chenar11 enarch11 encash11 eschar11 hances11 nachas11 naches11 raches11 search11 arcana8 arcane8 arecas8 caesar8 caners8 casern8 cranes8 crenas8 nacres8 rances8 anears6 arenas6 achar10
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Common questions about ARCHAEANS
- Is ARCHAEANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHAEANS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHAEANS worth?
- ARCHAEANS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARCHAEANS?
- No single letter can be added to ARCHAEANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARCHAEANS:
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