ARTIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARTIC is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ARTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTIC is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
articsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARTIC scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
Anagrams of ARTIC
The 5 tiles of ARTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARTIC
24 longer words begin with ARTIC.
Words ending in ARTIC
4 words end in ARTIC. Useful as a back hook: play ARTIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARTIC inside
Showing 24 of 119 words that contain ARTIC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARTIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTIC
Common questions about ARTIC
- Is ARTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTIC, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTIC worth?
- ARTIC is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARTIC?
- ARTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARTIC:
Open ARTIC in the Word Finder