POLITICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POLITICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
p3o1l1i1t1i1c3i1a1n1
PlayablePOLITICIAN · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POLITICIAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.4%
Our own measure of how useful POLITICIAN is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLITICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
politiciansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLITICIAN scores
Scrabble p3o1l1i1t1i1c3i1a1n1 14
Words with Friends p4o1l2i1t1i1c4i1a1n2 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLITICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLITICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLITICIAN
1 longer words begin with POLITICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in POLITICIAN
plication13 ciliation11 optician12 platinic12 platonic12 talionic10 aplitic11 capitol11 caption11 cipolin11 coalpit11 incipit11 optical11 paction11 picolin11 politic11 topical11 pinitol9 pintail9 initial7 atopic10 caplin10 catnip10 copita10 inclip10 lipoic10 pianic10 pionic10 placit10 pontic10 action8 alnico8 atonic8 cation8 catlin8 citola8 coital8 coltan8 iliaci8 italic8
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Common questions about POLITICIAN
- Is POLITICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLITICIAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLITICIAN worth?
- POLITICIAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLITICIAN?
- POLITICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLITICIAN:
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