PATRICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PATRICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATRICIAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRICIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
patriciansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATRICIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PATRICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of the old noble class of ancient Rome, or any person of high birth and refined background.
In early Rome the patrician families held power that ordinary citizens, the plebeians, did not. Today the word is used more loosely for someone whose manner suggests inherited wealth and polish. As an adjective, patrician describes that same lofty, aristocratic air.
How PATRICIAN is used
Used in history for Roman nobles and figuratively for people of aristocratic bearing.
- The senator was a patrician whose family had served Rome for centuries.
- With his clipped voice he came across as a born patrician.
- Every patrician in the city attended the banquet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATRICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATRICIAN
2 longer words begin with PATRICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRICIAN
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Common questions about PATRICIAN
- Is PATRICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRICIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATRICIAN worth?
- PATRICIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATRICIAN mean?
- A member of the old noble class of ancient Rome, or any person of high birth and refined background.
- What letters can be added to PATRICIAN?
- PATRICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PATRICIAN:
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