ARTIFICE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ARTIFICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTIFICE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTIFICE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTIFICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARTIFICE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARTIFICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTIFICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARTIFICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Clever or cunning trickery used to deceive someone.
Artifice can also mean skilful craft in a neutral sense, which is why it appears in praise of stagecraft as well as in accusations of deceit. Someone free of artifice is simply open and natural.
How ARTIFICE is used
Used for both deceitful tricks and deliberate, skilful contrivance.
- She won his trust through artifice rather than honesty.
- The theatre's charm lies in its open artifice, with painted skies and visible ropes.
- He spoke with no artifice at all, simply and directly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTIFICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARTIFICE
3 longer words begin with ARTIFICE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTIFICE
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Common questions about ARTIFICE
- Is ARTIFICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTIFICE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTIFICE worth?
- ARTIFICE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTIFICE mean?
- Clever or cunning trickery used to deceive someone.
- What letters can be added to ARTIFICE?
- ARTIFICE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARTIFICE:
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