MONASTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MONASTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONASTIC?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONASTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONASTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monasticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONASTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MONASTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONASTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MONASTIC
- All 8 letters of MONASTIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MONASTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to monks, nuns or the life they lead in a religious community.
Beyond churches, monastic can describe any austere, quiet, withdrawn way of living. As a noun it names a monk himself.
How MONASTIC is used
Used for religious orders and, figuratively, for plain, secluded living.
- The monastic life includes prayer, silence and manual work.
- They visited a ruined monastic house in the hills.
- His small bare room had a monastic simplicity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONASTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONASTIC
5 longer words begin with MONASTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MONASTIC
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Common questions about MONASTIC
- Is MONASTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONASTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONASTIC worth?
- MONASTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONASTIC mean?
- Relating to monks, nuns or the life they lead in a religious community.
- What letters can be added to MONASTIC?
- MONASTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MONASTIC:
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