ARCHAIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ARCHAIST 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 ARCHAIST?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHAIST is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHAIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
archaistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHAIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARCHAIST, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHAIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARCHAIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who deliberately uses old-fashioned words, forms or styles.
An archaist differs from a mere antiquarian, who collects old things rather than imitating their manner. The label can be admiring or mildly mocking, depending on the critic.
How ARCHAIST is used
Found mostly in criticism of literature, language and art.
- The poet was a confirmed archaist who preferred forgotten words to modern ones.
- Critics called him an archaist because his prose read like a sixteenth-century sermon.
- Every archaist risks sounding quaint rather than convincing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHAIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCHAIST
The 8 tiles of ARCHAIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARCHAIST
2 longer words begin with ARCHAIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHAIST
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Common questions about ARCHAIST
- Is ARCHAIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHAIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHAIST worth?
- ARCHAIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHAIST mean?
- A person who deliberately uses old-fashioned words, forms or styles.
- What letters can be added to ARCHAIST?
- ARCHAIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARCHAIST:
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