ARCHAICISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARCHAICISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ARCHAICISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHAICISM is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHAICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
archaicismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHAICISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ARCHAICISM, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHAICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ARCHAICISM
1 longer words begin with ARCHAICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHAICISM
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Common questions about ARCHAICISM
- Is ARCHAICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ARCHAICISM is not in it.
- How many points is ARCHAICISM worth?
- ARCHAICISM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARCHAICISM?
- ARCHAICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ARCHAICISM:
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