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PESSIMISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. PESSIMISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.

p3e1s1s1i1m3i1s1t1i1c3
PlayablePESSIMISTIC · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept PESSIMISTIC?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 28 / 100

28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.55
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.73%

Our own measure of how useful PESSIMISTIC is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PESSIMISTIC

No single letter turns PESSIMISTIC into another word.

How PESSIMISTIC scores

Scrabble p3e1s1s1i1m3i1s1t1i1c3 17
Words with Friends p4e1s1s1i1m4i1s1t1i1c4 20

Face value of the 11 tiles in PESSIMISTIC, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
e112
s34
i39
m12
t16
c12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PESSIMISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PESSIMISTIC

pessimistical19 pessimistically24

2 longer words begin with PESSIMISTIC.

Shorter words from the letters in PESSIMISTIC

pessimist13 epicisms14 cesspits12 epicists12 miscites12 missteps12 pietisms12 spiciest12 cissiest10 missiest10 pissiest10 epicism13 cesspit11 epicist11 miscite11 misstep11 pietism11 scepsis11 seismic11 septics11 cissies9 missets9 missies9 mitises9 stimies9 impies10 metics10 septic10 spects10 spices10 citess8 cities8 iciest8 misses8 misset8 missis8 pisses8 pistes8 pities8 seisms8

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Common questions about PESSIMISTIC

Is PESSIMISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts PESSIMISTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PESSIMISTIC worth?
PESSIMISTIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PESSIMISTIC?
No single letter can be added to PESSIMISTIC to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PESSIMISTIC:

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