Is SECTIONALIST valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECTIONALIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SECTIONALIST worth?

SECTIONALIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SECTIONALIST?

SECTIONALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

SECTIONALIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. SECTIONALIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listSECTIONALIST · 12 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept SECTIONALIST?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.58%

Our own measure of how useful SECTIONALIST is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SECTIONALIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SECTIONALIST scores

Scrabble s1e1c3t1i1o1n1a1l1i1s1t1 14

Words with Friends s1e1c4t1i1o1n2a1l2i1s1t1 17

Face value of the 12 tiles in SECTIONALIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
e	1	12
c	1	2
t	2	6
i	2	9
o	1	8
n	1	6
a	1	9
l	1	4

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SECTIONALIST has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with SECTIONALIST

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1 longer words begin with SECTIONALIST.

Shorter words from the letters in SECTIONALIST

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Common questions about SECTIONALIST

Is SECTIONALIST valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECTIONALIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SECTIONALIST worth?: SECTIONALIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SECTIONALIST?: SECTIONALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SECTIONALIST:

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