AUTISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AUTISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTISTIC?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTISTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTISTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
autisticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTISTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUTISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUTISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to autism, or describing a person who is on the autism spectrum.
Autistic is used for people whose brains work differently in how they communicate and sense the world. Many autistic people prefer this wording to phrases that put the condition second, though preferences vary.
How AUTISTIC is used
The word autistic is used in clinical writing and in everyday talk by and about people on the spectrum.
- The autistic student found the loud hall hard to bear.
- Many autistic adults value clear and direct communication.
- She wrote a book about growing up autistic in a small town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTISTIC
2 longer words begin with AUTISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTISTIC
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Common questions about AUTISTIC
- Is AUTISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTISTIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTISTIC worth?
- AUTISTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTISTIC mean?
- Relating to autism, or describing a person who is on the autism spectrum.
- What letters can be added to AUTISTIC?
- AUTISTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUTISTIC:
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