JUSTICIAR is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. JUSTICIAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JUSTICIAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JUSTICIAR is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JUSTICIAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JUSTICIAR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in JUSTICIAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so JUSTICIAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does JUSTICIAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A high medieval official who administered justice and could govern the kingdom on behalf of the king.
Under the Norman and early Plantagenet kings, the chief justiciar often ran England while the monarch was away in France. Historians reach for the term when explaining how royal power and law were handled in the absence of the crown.
How JUSTICIAR is used
Used in medieval English and Scottish history, never for a modern judge.
- The justiciar governed the realm while the king fought abroad.
- Historians credit the justiciar with improving the royal courts.
- A powerful justiciar could rival the barons in influence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JUSTICIAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JUSTICIAR
5 longer words begin with JUSTICIAR.
Shorter words from the letters in JUSTICIAR
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Common questions about JUSTICIAR
- Is JUSTICIAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JUSTICIAR, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JUSTICIAR worth?
- JUSTICIAR is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JUSTICIAR mean?
- A high medieval official who administered justice and could govern the kingdom on behalf of the king.
- What letters can be added to JUSTICIAR?
- JUSTICIAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of JUSTICIAR:
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