OFFICIANT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. OFFICIANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OFFICIANT?
| 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 OFFICIANT is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OFFICIANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
officiantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OFFICIANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OFFICIANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OFFICIANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OFFICIANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who leads a religious or civil ceremony such as a wedding or funeral.
The officiant says the words that make the ceremony official and guides everyone through the order of events. At a wedding this may be a priest, a judge or a friend with a licence. The role matters because the law often requires a qualified person.
How OFFICIANT is used
Officiant is the standard word in wedding and funeral planning.
- The officiant asked the couple to exchange rings.
- A retired judge acted as officiant at the wedding.
- They chose a friend as officiant for the funeral service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OFFICIANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OFFICIANT
1 longer words begin with OFFICIANT.
Shorter words from the letters in OFFICIANT
Showing 40 of 135. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about OFFICIANT
- Is OFFICIANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OFFICIANT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OFFICIANT worth?
- OFFICIANT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OFFICIANT mean?
- A person who leads a religious or civil ceremony such as a wedding or funeral.
- What letters can be added to OFFICIANT?
- OFFICIANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OFFICIANT:
Open OFFICIANT in the Word Finder