DISTRACT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DISTRACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTRACT?
| 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 DISTRACT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTRACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
distractsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISTRACT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISTRACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTRACT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISTRACT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To draw someone's attention away from what they are doing.
Noise and phones can distract a student from the page. Conjurors deliberately distract the audience so that a trick goes unseen.
How DISTRACT is used
Used in everyday speech about broken concentration.
- Please do not distract the driver.
- The music began to distract me from my work.
- A magician will distract the crowd with one hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTRACT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISTRACT
18 longer words begin with DISTRACT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTRACT
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Common questions about DISTRACT
- Is DISTRACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTRACT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTRACT worth?
- DISTRACT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTRACT mean?
- To draw someone's attention away from what they are doing.
- What letters can be added to DISTRACT?
- DISTRACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISTRACT:
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