DYSTOPIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. DYSTOPIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DYSTOPIAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DYSTOPIAN is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DYSTOPIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dystopiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DYSTOPIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DYSTOPIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DYSTOPIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DYSTOPIAN
- All 9 letters of DYSTOPIAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DYSTOPIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Describing an imagined society where life is miserable, oppressive or frightening, usually under harsh control.
The word dystopian is most at home in discussions of novels, films and games built around bleak futures. It is the mirror image of utopian, and writers also use it loosely for any grim real-world trend.
How DYSTOPIAN is used
Dystopian usually modifies a noun such as novel, future, vision or society.
- The dystopian novel imagines a city where every conversation is monitored.
- Critics called the film a dystopian warning about runaway technology.
- Her dystopian vision of the year 2100 had no clean water left.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DYSTOPIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DYSTOPIAN
1 longer words begin with DYSTOPIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in DYSTOPIAN
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Common questions about DYSTOPIAN
- Is DYSTOPIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYSTOPIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DYSTOPIAN worth?
- DYSTOPIAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DYSTOPIAN mean?
- Describing an imagined society where life is miserable, oppressive or frightening, usually under harsh control.
- What letters can be added to DYSTOPIAN?
- DYSTOPIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DYSTOPIAN:
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