SACROSANCT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SACROSANCT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACROSANCT?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACROSANCT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACROSANCT
No single letter turns SACROSANCT into another word.
How SACROSANCT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SACROSANCT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SACROSANCT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SACROSANCT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Regarded as so important or holy that nobody may violate or interfere with it.
People often use sacrosanct playfully for something ordinary that they guard fiercely, such as a lunch hour or a family routine. It started in a truly religious sense but now covers any rule or habit treated as untouchable.
How SACROSANCT is used
Common in writing and speech, often with a slightly ironic tone.
- Sunday dinner was sacrosanct in their house.
- The editor treated the deadline as sacrosanct.
- No principle is so sacrosanct that it can never be questioned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SACROSANCT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SACROSANCT
3 longer words begin with SACROSANCT.
Shorter words from the letters in SACROSANCT
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Common questions about SACROSANCT
- Is SACROSANCT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACROSANCT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACROSANCT worth?
- SACROSANCT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SACROSANCT mean?
- Regarded as so important or holy that nobody may violate or interfere with it.
- What letters can be added to SACROSANCT?
- No single letter can be added to SACROSANCT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SACROSANCT:
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