AUCTIONEER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUCTIONEER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUCTIONEER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUCTIONEER is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUCTIONEER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
auctioneersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUCTIONEER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AUCTIONEER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUCTIONEER has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AUCTIONEER
- AUCTIONEER contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUCTIONEER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who runs a public sale, taking bids and declaring items sold to the highest bidder.
An auctioneer keeps the pace of the room with a fast, rhythmic patter and a firm hammer. The job also involves valuing goods and agreeing a fee with the seller.
How AUCTIONEER is used
Occasionally used as a verb meaning to sell by auction, though the noun is far commoner.
- The auctioneer lifted the gavel and opened the bidding at fifty pounds.
- A good auctioneer can sense when a bidder is about to give up.
- The farm equipment was sold by a local auctioneer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUCTIONEER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUCTIONEER
3 longer words begin with AUCTIONEER.
Shorter words from the letters in AUCTIONEER
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Common questions about AUCTIONEER
- Is AUCTIONEER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUCTIONEER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUCTIONEER worth?
- AUCTIONEER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUCTIONEER mean?
- A person who runs a public sale, taking bids and declaring items sold to the highest bidder.
- What letters can be added to AUCTIONEER?
- AUCTIONEER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AUCTIONEER:
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