PSYCHOPATHY is a valid Scrabble word — 29 points
Yes. PSYCHOPATHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 29 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PSYCHOPATHY?
| 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 PSYCHOPATHY is to know. It scores 29 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PSYCHOPATHY
No single letter turns PSYCHOPATHY into another word.
How PSYCHOPATHY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PSYCHOPATHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PSYCHOPATHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PSYCHOPATHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A personality disorder marked by a lack of empathy, shallow emotions and persistent antisocial behaviour.
Researchers measure psychopathy with checklists that rate traits such as charm without warmth, impulsiveness and disregard for others. It is a clinical and research concept, not a casual label, and it differs from violence as such.
How PSYCHOPATHY is used
Psychopathy is a psychological and psychiatric term, also much discussed in criminology.
- The study examined brain differences linked to psychopathy.
- Psychopathy is assessed by trained clinicians using a structured interview.
- Popular fiction often confuses psychopathy with simple cruelty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PSYCHOPATHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PSYCHOPATHY
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Common questions about PSYCHOPATHY
- Is PSYCHOPATHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PSYCHOPATHY, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PSYCHOPATHY worth?
- PSYCHOPATHY is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PSYCHOPATHY mean?
- A personality disorder marked by a lack of empathy, shallow emotions and persistent antisocial behaviour.
- What letters can be added to PSYCHOPATHY?
- No single letter can be added to PSYCHOPATHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PSYCHOPATHY:
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