PATIENT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PATIENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATIENT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATIENT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATIENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
patientsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATIENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PATIENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 91,493.
What does PATIENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is under the care of a doctor, nurse, or hospital.
The patient is the one receiving treatment, as opposed to the staff giving it. The same spelling is also an adjective meaning able to wait calmly, which is a separate and more general use. Context tells the two apart at once.
How PATIENT is used
Patient as a noun belongs to health care, in clinics, wards and records.
- The nurse asked the patient to describe the pain.
- Each patient received a printed list of instructions.
- The doctor saw one patient after another all morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATIENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATIENT
6 longer words begin with PATIENT.
Shorter words from the letters in PATIENT
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Common questions about PATIENT
- Is PATIENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATIENT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATIENT worth?
- PATIENT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATIENT mean?
- A person who is under the care of a doctor, nurse, or hospital.
- What letters can be added to PATIENT?
- PATIENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PATIENT:
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