PATRIOTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PATRIOTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATRIOTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRIOTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRIOTIC
No single letter turns PATRIOTIC into another word.
How PATRIOTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PATRIOTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRIOTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRIOTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Showing love for, and loyalty to, one's own country.
A patriotic act can be as quiet as voting or as loud as a parade. Critics sometimes warn that patriotic feeling can slide into blind national pride, while supporters see it as civic duty. The word describes both people and the songs, speeches and symbols that stir that feeling.
How PATRIOTIC is used
Used for people, speeches, songs and gestures that express devotion to a nation.
- The crowd sang a patriotic song before the match.
- She felt patriotic pride as the flag was raised.
- He considered it a patriotic duty to pay his taxes.
- The film was criticised as a patriotic fantasy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATRIOTIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PATRIOTIC
The 9 tiles of PATRIOTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PATRIOTIC
1 longer words begin with PATRIOTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRIOTIC
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Common questions about PATRIOTIC
- Is PATRIOTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRIOTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATRIOTIC worth?
- PATRIOTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATRIOTIC mean?
- Showing love for, and loyalty to, one's own country.
- What letters can be added to PATRIOTIC?
- No single letter can be added to PATRIOTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PATRIOTIC:
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