PHONETICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PHONETICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHONETICIAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHONETICIAN is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHONETICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
phoneticiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHONETICIAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PHONETICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHONETICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHONETICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A specialist who studies the sounds of human speech.
A phonetician analyses how sounds are made, heard and written down. Their work helps with dictionaries, speech technology and teaching pronunciation.
How PHONETICIAN is used
Describes a scholar or researcher in linguistics.
- The phonetician recorded speakers from twelve villages.
- A phonetician can describe exactly where the tongue touches.
- She trained as a phonetician before joining the broadcaster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHONETICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHONETICIAN
1 longer words begin with PHONETICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PHONETICIAN
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Common questions about PHONETICIAN
- Is PHONETICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONETICIAN, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHONETICIAN worth?
- PHONETICIAN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHONETICIAN mean?
- A specialist who studies the sounds of human speech.
- What letters can be added to PHONETICIAN?
- PHONETICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHONETICIAN:
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