EMPIRICIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EMPIRICIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableEMPIRICIST · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept EMPIRICIST?
| 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
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.1%
Our own measure of how useful EMPIRICIST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPIRICIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
empiricistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPIRICIST scores
Scrabble e1m3p3i1r1i1c3i1s1t1 16
Words with Friends e1m4p4i1r1i1c4i1s1t1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in EMPIRICIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPIRICIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with EMPIRICIST
1 longer words begin with EMPIRICIST.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPIRICIST
crimpiest15 empirics14 misprice14 scrimpit14 meristic12 picrites12 priciest12 scimiter12 trisemic12 empiric13 epicism13 spermic13 cimiers11 cretism11 epicist11 imprest11 metrics11 miscite11 permits11 picrite11 pietism11 pismire11 primsie11 spicier11 triceps11 trismic11 eristic9 miriest9 miritis9 mistier9 pitiers9 riciest9 rimiest9 tipsier9 crimps12 scrimp12 cimier10 crimes10 cripes10 impies10
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Common questions about EMPIRICIST
- Is EMPIRICIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPIRICIST, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPIRICIST worth?
- EMPIRICIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPIRICIST?
- EMPIRICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EMPIRICIST:
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