ARTFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ARTFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTFUL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTFUL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTFUL
Front hooks — 1
cartfulBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ARTFUL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARTFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does ARTFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Clever in a sly or skilful way, often at getting what one wants.
In older English the word praised plain skill, so an artful design was simply a well-made one. Today the tone is usually double-edged: an artful excuse or an artful dodge suggests cunning as much as talent. The best-known bearer of the name is the Artful Dodger, the young pickpocket in Dickens, whose nickname has kept the sly meaning alive.
How ARTFUL is used
Can be mild praise for skill or a hint of mild disapproval for cunning, depending on the noun it describes.
- She gave an artful smile and changed the subject.
- The artful arrangement of the flowers pleased everyone.
- He found an artful way around the rule.
- The Artful Dodger is the best-known artful thief in fiction.
- An artful question drew the truth out of him.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTFUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARTFUL
3 longer words begin with ARTFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTFUL
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Common questions about ARTFUL
- Is ARTFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTFUL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTFUL worth?
- ARTFUL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTFUL mean?
- Clever in a sly or skilful way, often at getting what one wants.
- What letters can be added to ARTFUL?
- ARTFUL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARTFUL:
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