ARTY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ARTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ARTY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ARTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does ARTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Informal for pretentiously or self-consciously artistic in style or appearance.
Arty is often used with light mockery to describe people, clothing, or decor that display an exaggerated interest in art or culture. A cafe with mismatched furniture and abstract paintings might be called arty rather than simply artistic.
How ARTY is used
Informal and mildly mocking; common in everyday British and American speech.
- The cafe had an arty vibe with paintings on every wall.
- She wore an arty scarf that matched nothing else she owned.
- His arty short film confused most of the audience.
- The neighborhood is known for its arty cafes and galleries.
- They decorated the flat in a deliberately arty style.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARTY
The 4 tiles of ARTY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in ARTY
17 words end in ARTY. Useful as a back hook: play ARTY onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARTY inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain ARTY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARTY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTY
Common questions about ARTY
- Is ARTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTY, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTY worth?
- ARTY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTY mean?
- Informal for pretentiously or self-consciously artistic in style or appearance.
- What letters can be added to ARTY?
- ARTY takes 3 hooks: 3 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ARTY:
Open ARTY in the Word Finder