ASSAILANT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ASSAILANT 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 ASSAILANT?
| 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 ASSAILANT is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSAILANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
assailantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSAILANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ASSAILANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSAILANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ASSAILANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who attacks someone, whether physically or with words.
News reports use assailant for the attacker in a crime when the name is unknown. It sounds more formal than attacker.
How ASSAILANT is used
Typical of police statements and news reports.
- The assailant fled before the police arrived.
- Witnesses could not describe the assailant clearly.
- She struck back at her assailant with her bag.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ASSAILANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ASSAILANT
1 longer words begin with ASSAILANT.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSAILANT
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Common questions about ASSAILANT
- Is ASSAILANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ASSAILANT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ASSAILANT worth?
- ASSAILANT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ASSAILANT mean?
- A person who attacks someone, whether physically or with words.
- What letters can be added to ASSAILANT?
- ASSAILANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ASSAILANT:
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