ARCHAIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ARCHAIC 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 ARCHAIC?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHAIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHAIC
No single letter turns ARCHAIC into another word.
How ARCHAIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ARCHAIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does ARCHAIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Very old or old-fashioned, or no longer in everyday use.
Dictionaries label a word archaic when it survives only in old texts or deliberate stylistic effect. In art history, archaic also names an early period, such as early Greek sculpture.
How ARCHAIC is used
Archaic describes words, customs, machines or styles that belong to an earlier age.
- Thou is now an archaic form of you.
- The factory still runs on archaic machinery.
- The statue has the stiff smile typical of archaic sculpture.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHAIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCHAIC
4 longer words begin with ARCHAIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHAIC
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Common questions about ARCHAIC
- Is ARCHAIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHAIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHAIC worth?
- ARCHAIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHAIC mean?
- Very old or old-fashioned, or no longer in everyday use.
- What letters can be added to ARCHAIC?
- No single letter can be added to ARCHAIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ARCHAIC:
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