PANCRATIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PANCRATIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANCRATIUM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANCRATIUM is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANCRATIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pancratiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANCRATIUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PANCRATIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PANCRATIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PANCRATIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalbotany
An ancient Greek contest combining boxing and wrestling, and also a genus of bulbous plants with fragrant white flowers.
The athletic pancratium allowed nearly every kind of hold and strike, which made it one of the toughest events of the ancient games. Botanists use the same word for a group of lily-like plants, including the sea daffodil of southern Europe.
How PANCRATIUM is used
Appears in histories of Greek sport and in plant reference works.
- The pancratium was among the most feared events at the ancient games.
- A winner of the pancratium was celebrated across his home city.
- The pancratium grows on sandy beaches around the Mediterranean.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANCRATIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANCRATIUM
1 longer words begin with PANCRATIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in PANCRATIUM
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Common questions about PANCRATIUM
- Is PANCRATIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANCRATIUM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANCRATIUM worth?
- PANCRATIUM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANCRATIUM mean?
- An ancient Greek contest combining boxing and wrestling, and also a genus of bulbous plants with fragrant white flowers.
- What letters can be added to PANCRATIUM?
- PANCRATIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PANCRATIUM:
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