SIXTH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SIXTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIXTH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIXTH is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIXTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sixthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIXTH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SIXTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does SIXTH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Coming immediately after the fifth item and before the seventh in a numbered order or sequence.
Sixth marks the position of something in an ordered list, so the sixth runner finishes right after the fifth and just ahead of the seventh. The same word also names one of six equal parts into which a whole is divided, as in a sixth of a cake. In music it additionally labels the interval spanning six notes of a scale, showing how one ordinal word has spread into several related uses.
How SIXTH is used
Common in everyday counting and ranking, and also used as a noun for a fraction or a musical interval without changing its spelling.
- She finished sixth in a field of twenty runners.
- He ate only a sixth of the pizza before feeling full.
- The song shifts up by a sixth in the final chorus.
- This is the sixth time he has asked the same question.
- Their sixth child was born early on a Sunday morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIXTH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIXTH
2 longer words begin with SIXTH.
Shorter words from the letters in SIXTH
Common questions about SIXTH
- Is SIXTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIXTH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIXTH worth?
- SIXTH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIXTH mean?
- Coming immediately after the fifth item and before the seventh in a numbered order or sequence.
- What letters can be added to SIXTH?
- SIXTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SIXTH:
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