PRECISIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PRECISIAN 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 PRECISIAN?
| 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 PRECISIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRECISIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
precisiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRECISIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PRECISIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRECISIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRECISIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A person who sticks very strictly to rules and forms, especially in religion; a stickler.
The label was once pinned on strict English Puritans, and it was rarely a compliment. A precisian worries over every small point of conduct, and others find that tiresome.
How PRECISIAN is used
An old-fashioned and somewhat scornful word, now met mostly in literature.
- The village called him a precisian because he never bent a rule.
- Only a precisian would argue over a single comma in the contract.
- The old writer mocked every precisian in the parish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRECISIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PRECISIAN
The 9 tiles of PRECISIAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PRECISIAN
5 longer words begin with PRECISIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PRECISIAN
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Common questions about PRECISIAN
- Is PRECISIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRECISIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRECISIAN worth?
- PRECISIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRECISIAN mean?
- A person who sticks very strictly to rules and forms, especially in religion; a stickler.
- What letters can be added to PRECISIAN?
- PRECISIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PRECISIAN:
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