SANCTIMONIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SANCTIMONIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANCTIMONIOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANCTIMONIOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTIMONIOUS
No single letter turns SANCTIMONIOUS into another word.
How SANCTIMONIOUS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SANCTIMONIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANCTIMONIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANCTIMONIOUS
- SANCTIMONIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SANCTIMONIOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SANCTIMONIOUS
2 longer words begin with SANCTIMONIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTIMONIOUS
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Common questions about SANCTIMONIOUS
- Is SANCTIMONIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANCTIMONIOUS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANCTIMONIOUS worth?
- SANCTIMONIOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANCTIMONIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SANCTIMONIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SANCTIMONIOUS:
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