ARCHAISE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ARCHAISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHAISE?
| 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 ARCHAISE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHAISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHAISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARCHAISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHAISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARCHAISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To give writing or art an old-fashioned flavour by using outdated words or styles.
Writers who archaise are usually after atmosphere rather than accuracy. The British spelling sits beside the z-form, and the choice mostly follows the rest of a text.
How ARCHAISE is used
Used in discussions of literary style, translation and historical fiction.
- The translator chose to archaise the dialogue so it would sound like a medieval chronicle.
- Some poets archaise their diction to lend a ballad an air of antiquity.
- It is tempting to archaise a period drama, but too much thee and thou grows tiresome.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHAISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCHAISE
4 longer words begin with ARCHAISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHAISE
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Common questions about ARCHAISE
- Is ARCHAISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHAISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHAISE worth?
- ARCHAISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHAISE mean?
- To give writing or art an old-fashioned flavour by using outdated words or styles.
- What letters can be added to ARCHAISE?
- ARCHAISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARCHAISE:
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