SANCTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SANCTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANCTUM?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANCTUM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sanctumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANCTUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SANCTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does SANCTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sacred place, or a private room from which most people are excluded.
Originally a holy place in a temple, a sanctum now often means a personal retreat. Saying that someone entered the inner sanctum suggests permission to reach a very private space.
How SANCTUM is used
Used for both religious spaces and private rooms, often as inner sanctum.
- The priest led them into the sanctum.
- His study was a quiet sanctum where nobody disturbed him.
- Few visitors ever saw the sanctum of the old library.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANCTUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANCTUM
1 longer words begin with SANCTUM.
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTUM
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Common questions about SANCTUM
- Is SANCTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANCTUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANCTUM worth?
- SANCTUM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANCTUM mean?
- A sacred place, or a private room from which most people are excluded.
- What letters can be added to SANCTUM?
- SANCTUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SANCTUM:
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