ARTESIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARTESIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTESIAN?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTESIAN is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTESIAN
No single letter turns ARTESIAN into another word.
How ARTESIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARTESIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTESIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARTESIAN
- The same 8 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARTESIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a well whose water rises to the surface by natural underground pressure.
An artesian well needs no pump because the aquifer sits under a sloping layer of rock that squeezes the water upward. Farmers in dry regions have long valued such wells for steady supply.
How ARTESIAN is used
Used mostly in geology and water supply, and in brand names for bottled water.
- The ranch drew its water from an artesian well.
- An artesian spring bubbled up at the foot of the hill.
- Pressure in the artesian basin dropped after decades of heavy use.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTESIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARTESIAN
The 8 tiles of ARTESIAN in a different order — 5 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTESIAN
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Common questions about ARTESIAN
- Is ARTESIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTESIAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTESIAN worth?
- ARTESIAN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTESIAN mean?
- Describing a well whose water rises to the surface by natural underground pressure.
- What letters can be added to ARTESIAN?
- No single letter can be added to ARTESIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARTESIAN:
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