REINDICTMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. REINDICTMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REINDICTMENT?
| 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 REINDICTMENT is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REINDICTMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
reindictmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REINDICTMENT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in REINDICTMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REINDICTMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does REINDICTMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A second formal charge brought against someone for the same or a related offence.
A reindictment may follow when the first charge was dismissed on a technicality or was found to be flawed. Prosecutors then return to the grand jury with a corrected or expanded set of accusations.
How REINDICTMENT is used
A legal term, mainly American.
- The reindictment added two new counts of fraud.
- Defence lawyers fought the reindictment in court.
- After the mistrial, the prosecutor sought a reindictment of the executive.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REINDICTMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REINDICTMENT
1 longer words begin with REINDICTMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in REINDICTMENT
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Common questions about REINDICTMENT
- Is REINDICTMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REINDICTMENT, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REINDICTMENT worth?
- REINDICTMENT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REINDICTMENT mean?
- A second formal charge brought against someone for the same or a related offence.
- What letters can be added to REINDICTMENT?
- REINDICTMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of REINDICTMENT:
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