DISTRAIT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DISTRAIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTRAIT?
| 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 DISTRAIT is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTRAIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
distraiteChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DISTRAIT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISTRAIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTRAIT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DISTRAIT
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISTRAIT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Not paying attention because the mind is elsewhere, often from worry.
Distrait is borrowed from French and suggests a person who is visibly lost in thought. It sounds more elegant than the plain word absent-minded. The feminine form distraite is rarer in English.
How DISTRAIT is used
Literary; used of a distrait person or mood.
- He seemed distrait all through dinner.
- The distrait professor left his umbrella behind again.
- Her distrait answers showed her mind was elsewhere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTRAIT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISTRAIT
The 8 tiles of DISTRAIT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DISTRAIT
1 longer words begin with DISTRAIT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTRAIT
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Common questions about DISTRAIT
- Is DISTRAIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTRAIT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTRAIT worth?
- DISTRAIT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTRAIT mean?
- Not paying attention because the mind is elsewhere, often from worry.
- What letters can be added to DISTRAIT?
- DISTRAIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISTRAIT:
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