MASSICOT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MASSICOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MASSICOT?
| 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 MASSICOT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASSICOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
massicotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MASSICOT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MASSICOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MASSICOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MASSICOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A yellow powder form of lead monoxide, used as a pigment.
Painters of earlier centuries ground massicot to get a warm yellow, and it also fed glassmaking and ceramic glazes. Heated further and melted, the same compound is known as litharge.
How MASSICOT is used
Appears in texts about historic pigments and lead chemistry.
- The workshop kept a jar of massicot beside the linseed oil.
- Conservators identified massicot in the yellow robe of the portrait.
- Roasting white lead gently can yield massicot.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASSICOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MASSICOT
The 8 tiles of MASSICOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MASSICOT
1 longer words begin with MASSICOT.
Shorter words from the letters in MASSICOT
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Common questions about MASSICOT
- Is MASSICOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MASSICOT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MASSICOT worth?
- MASSICOT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASSICOT mean?
- A yellow powder form of lead monoxide, used as a pigment.
- What letters can be added to MASSICOT?
- MASSICOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MASSICOT:
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