INDICTEE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. INDICTEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INDICTEE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INDICTEE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INDICTEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
indicteesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INDICTEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in INDICTEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INDICTEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INDICTEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A person who has been formally accused of a crime by indictment.
An indictee has been charged but not yet convicted, so the term carries no finding of guilt. It is mostly met in American court reporting about grand jury proceedings.
How INDICTEE is used
Used in legal and news contexts, mainly in the United States.
- The indictee pleaded not guilty at the first hearing.
- Prosecutors named three indictees in the fraud case.
- An indictee may ask for bail while awaiting trial.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INDICTEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INDICTEE
1 longer words begin with INDICTEE.
Shorter words from the letters in INDICTEE
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Common questions about INDICTEE
- Is INDICTEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INDICTEE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INDICTEE worth?
- INDICTEE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INDICTEE mean?
- A person who has been formally accused of a crime by indictment.
- What letters can be added to INDICTEE?
- INDICTEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of INDICTEE:
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