ATTAINTMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ATTAINTMENT 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ATTAINTMENT?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATTAINTMENT is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATTAINTMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
attaintmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATTAINTMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ATTAINTMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 4 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATTAINTMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ATTAINTMENT
- The letter T appears four times in ATTAINTMENT.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ATTAINTMENT
1 longer words begin with ATTAINTMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ATTAINTMENT
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Common questions about ATTAINTMENT
- Is ATTAINTMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ATTAINTMENT is not in it.
- How many points is ATTAINTMENT worth?
- ATTAINTMENT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ATTAINTMENT?
- ATTAINTMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ATTAINTMENT:
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