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.
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
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
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
What does ARCHAEANS mean in Scrabble?
ARCHAEANS is the plural of ARCHAEAN.
ARCHAEAN(noun) — A single-celled microorganism of the group archaea, distinct from bacteria; also the early Precambrian era.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHAEANS
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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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