ARCHDUKE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ARCHDUKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHDUKE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHDUKE is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHDUKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
archdukesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHDUKE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARCHDUKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHDUKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCHDUKE
- All 8 letters of ARCHDUKE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARCHDUKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A prince of the former Austrian imperial family, ranking above an ordinary duke.
The archduke was a title held by sons of the Habsburg emperors. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 is the best-known event involving one.
How ARCHDUKE is used
Used in historical writing about Austria and the Habsburgs.
- The archduke arrived in Sarajevo by car.
- An archduke outranked every ordinary duke at court.
- The portrait showed the archduke in full uniform.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHDUKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARCHDUKE
3 longer words begin with ARCHDUKE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHDUKE
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Common questions about ARCHDUKE
- Is ARCHDUKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHDUKE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHDUKE worth?
- ARCHDUKE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHDUKE mean?
- A prince of the former Austrian imperial family, ranking above an ordinary duke.
- What letters can be added to ARCHDUKE?
- ARCHDUKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARCHDUKE:
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