ATTICIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ATTICIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATTICIST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATTICIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATTICIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atticistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATTICIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATTICIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATTICIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATTICIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A person who writes or speaks in the pure style of Attic Greek, or who favours Athenian taste and elegance.
An atticist deliberately imitated the vocabulary of classical Athens instead of the Greek of his own day. The label suggests a purist, someone who prizes concise and refined expression.
How ATTICIST is used
The word atticist is mainly used in discussions of ancient rhetoric and literary style.
- The atticist scorned the common speech of the marketplace.
- A strict atticist would never use a word that Plato had avoided.
- Critics called the rhetorician an atticist for his clipped, graceful prose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATTICIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATTICIST
1 longer words begin with ATTICIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ATTICIST
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Common questions about ATTICIST
- Is ATTICIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATTICIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATTICIST worth?
- ATTICIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATTICIST mean?
- A person who writes or speaks in the pure style of Attic Greek, or who favours Athenian taste and elegance.
- What letters can be added to ATTICIST?
- ATTICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATTICIST:
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