Is ARCTIC valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ARCTIC worth?

ARCTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ARCTIC?

ARCTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

ARCTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. ARCTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

a1r1c3t1i1c3

PlayableARCTIC · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 408,797odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept ARCTIC?

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: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.67%

Our own measure of how useful ARCTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ARCTIC

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

arctics11

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ARCTIC scores

Scrabble a1r1c3t1i1c3 10

Words with Friends a1r1c4t1i1c4 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in ARCTIC, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
a	1	9
r	1	6
c	2	2
t	1	6
i	1	9

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 408,797.

Words starting with ARCTIC

arctics11 arctically17

2 longer words begin with ARCTIC.

Shorter words from the letters in ARCTIC

cacti9 circa9 craic9 ticca9 artic7 triac7 cart6 cria6 crit6 airt4 arti4 rait4 tiar4 act5 arc5 car5 cat5 cit5 tic5 air3 ait3 art3 ita3 rai3 rat3 ria3 rit3 tai3 tar3 tra3 ai2 ar2 at2 it2 ta2 ti2

Common questions about ARCTIC

Is ARCTIC valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is ARCTIC worth?: ARCTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ARCTIC?: ARCTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARCTIC:

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