CIVILIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CIVILIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIVILIAN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIVILIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIVILIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
civiliansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIVILIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CIVILIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CIVILIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CIVILIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police.
In reports on war, civilians are the people protected by the rules of conflict. Members of the military also use the word loosely for anyone outside their own profession.
How CIVILIAN is used
Also an adjective, as in "civilian life".
- Every civilian was moved to safety.
- After the army he became a civilian again.
- The report counted civilian losses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIVILIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIVILIAN
11 longer words begin with CIVILIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in CIVILIAN
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Common questions about CIVILIAN
- Is CIVILIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIVILIAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIVILIAN worth?
- CIVILIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIVILIAN mean?
- A person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police.
- What letters can be added to CIVILIAN?
- CIVILIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CIVILIAN:
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