SCENARIO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SCENARIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCENARIO?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCENARIO is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCENARIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scenariosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCENARIO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCENARIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCENARIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCENARIO
- All 8 letters of SCENARIO are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCENARIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
An imagined sequence of events, or a written outline of the plot of a play or film.
Planners use a scenario to test what might happen if conditions change, such as a flood or a price rise. In the theatre the word is older, meaning the summary of a stage work's scenes.
How SCENARIO is used
Common in business, planning and the arts; often paired with best-case or worst-case.
- In the worst-case scenario the bridge would close for a year.
- The writer sent the studio a short scenario of the film.
- We rehearsed a fire scenario at the office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCENARIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCENARIO
1 longer words begin with SCENARIO.
Shorter words from the letters in SCENARIO
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Common questions about SCENARIO
- Is SCENARIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCENARIO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCENARIO worth?
- SCENARIO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCENARIO mean?
- An imagined sequence of events, or a written outline of the plot of a play or film.
- What letters can be added to SCENARIO?
- SCENARIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCENARIO:
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