ATTORNEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ATTORNEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATTORNEY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATTORNEY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATTORNEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
attorneysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATTORNEY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATTORNEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATTORNEY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATTORNEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person, usually a lawyer, who is appointed to act for another in legal or business matters.
In the United States an attorney is the common word for a practising lawyer. Elsewhere it can mean any agent holding legal authority to act on someone else's behalf, as in a power of attorney.
How ATTORNEY is used
Common in law and business, especially in American English.
- She hired an attorney to handle the contract.
- The attorney spoke on behalf of her client.
- He gave his sister power of attorney while he was abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATTORNEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATTORNEY
9 longer words begin with ATTORNEY.
Shorter words from the letters in ATTORNEY
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Common questions about ATTORNEY
- Is ATTORNEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATTORNEY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATTORNEY worth?
- ATTORNEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATTORNEY mean?
- A person, usually a lawyer, who is appointed to act for another in legal or business matters.
- What letters can be added to ATTORNEY?
- ATTORNEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATTORNEY:
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