SACRIFICE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SACRIFICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSACRIFICE · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
3hooks available
Which word lists accept SACRIFICE?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%3
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful SACRIFICE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACRIFICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SACRIFICE scores
Scrabble s1a1c3r1i1f4i1c3e1 16
Words with Friends s1a1c4r1i1f4i1c4e1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in SACRIFICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SACRIFICE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SACRIFICE
5 longer words begin with SACRIFICE.
Shorter words from the letters in SACRIFICE
farcies12 fiacres12 carices11 fairies10 facers11 facies11 farces11 farcie11 fiacre11 arcsec10 caseic10 cercis10 craics10 crisic10 scarce10 siccar10 ferias9 firies9 fraise9 sifrei9 caries8 cerias8 ericas8 cafes10 facer10 faces10 facie10 farce10 farci10 fasci10 fices10 scarf10 cerci9 ceric9 circa9 circs9 craic9 afire8 faire8 fairs8
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Common questions about SACRIFICE
- Is SACRIFICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACRIFICE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACRIFICE worth?
- SACRIFICE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SACRIFICE?
- SACRIFICE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SACRIFICE:
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