MECHANICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MECHANICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MECHANICIAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MECHANICIAN is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MECHANICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mechaniciansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MECHANICIAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MECHANICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MECHANICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MECHANICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person skilled in designing, building or understanding machines.
A mechanician was once a craftsman or theorist who worked out how engines and devices functioned. The word now sounds dated and has largely given way to engineer or mechanic.
How MECHANICIAN is used
Found in older technical writing and historical accounts.
- The mechanician repaired the clock in a single afternoon.
- A skilled mechanician designed the mill's gears.
- The museum honours a pioneering mechanician of the steam age.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MECHANICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MECHANICIAN
1 longer words begin with MECHANICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in MECHANICIAN
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Common questions about MECHANICIAN
- Is MECHANICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MECHANICIAN, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MECHANICIAN worth?
- MECHANICIAN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MECHANICIAN mean?
- A person skilled in designing, building or understanding machines.
- What letters can be added to MECHANICIAN?
- MECHANICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MECHANICIAN:
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