ARRESTEE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARRESTEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARRESTEE?
| 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 ARRESTEE is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 8.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARRESTEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arresteesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARRESTEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARRESTEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARRESTEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARRESTEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who has been or is being legally arrested.
An arrestee is someone in police custody before any court has decided the case. News reports and legal papers use arrestee to stay neutral about guilt.
How ARRESTEE is used
Arrestee is used in police and legal writing.
- The arrestee was taken to the station for questioning.
- Each arrestee has the right to speak to a lawyer.
- Officers searched the arrestee and recorded his belongings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARRESTEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARRESTEE
1 longer words begin with ARRESTEE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARRESTEE
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Common questions about ARRESTEE
- Is ARRESTEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARRESTEE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARRESTEE worth?
- ARRESTEE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARRESTEE mean?
- A person who has been or is being legally arrested.
- What letters can be added to ARRESTEE?
- ARRESTEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARRESTEE:
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