SACRISTAN is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SACRISTAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACRISTAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACRISTAN is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACRISTAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sacristansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SACRISTAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SACRISTAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SACRISTAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SACRISTAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A church officer who looks after the sacred vessels, vestments and the room where they are kept.
Each morning the sacristan unlocks the church and lays out what the priest needs for the service. In large parishes the job is shared with the sexton, who tends the building and grounds.
How SACRISTAN is used
Used in church life, in history and in fiction set in monasteries or parishes.
- The sacristan prepared the altar before Mass.
- An elderly sacristan kept the keys to the vestry.
- She served as sacristan for thirty years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SACRISTAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SACRISTAN
The 9 tiles of SACRISTAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SACRISTAN
1 longer words begin with SACRISTAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SACRISTAN
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Common questions about SACRISTAN
- Is SACRISTAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACRISTAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACRISTAN worth?
- SACRISTAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SACRISTAN mean?
- A church officer who looks after the sacred vessels, vestments and the room where they are kept.
- What letters can be added to SACRISTAN?
- SACRISTAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SACRISTAN:
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