PROLETARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PROLETARIAN 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 PROLETARIAN?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PROLETARIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROLETARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
proletariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROLETARIAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROLETARIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROLETARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROLETARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A member of the working class, especially one who owns no property and lives by selling labour.
The proletarian is a key figure in Marxist thought, set against the owners of factories and land. In ancient Rome the word had a different sense, naming citizens whose only contribution to the state was their children.
How PROLETARIAN is used
Used in political and historical writing; also an adjective for things of the working class.
- The novel follows a proletarian who moves from the farm to the city mills.
- Marx expected the proletarian to challenge the factory owner.
- Every proletarian in the district joined the strike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROLETARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PROLETARIAN
13 longer words begin with PROLETARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PROLETARIAN
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Common questions about PROLETARIAN
- Is PROLETARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROLETARIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROLETARIAN worth?
- PROLETARIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROLETARIAN mean?
- A member of the working class, especially one who owns no property and lives by selling labour.
- What letters can be added to PROLETARIAN?
- PROLETARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROLETARIAN:
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