SIMPLISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SIMPLISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMPLISTIC?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMPLISTIC is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMPLISTIC
No single letter turns SIMPLISTIC into another word.
How SIMPLISTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SIMPLISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIMPLISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIMPLISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Treating a complicated matter as if it were far easier than it truly is.
Simplistic is mildly critical, and unlike simple it suggests that something important has been left out. A simplistic argument or solution ignores the details that make a problem hard.
How SIMPLISTIC is used
Used to criticise explanations, theories and policies that are too basic.
- The article gave a simplistic view of the war.
- It is simplistic to blame one cause for the crisis.
- Critics called the plan simplistic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMPLISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIMPLISTIC
1 longer words begin with SIMPLISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMPLISTIC
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Common questions about SIMPLISTIC
- Is SIMPLISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMPLISTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMPLISTIC worth?
- SIMPLISTIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMPLISTIC mean?
- Treating a complicated matter as if it were far easier than it truly is.
- What letters can be added to SIMPLISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to SIMPLISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SIMPLISTIC:
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