SOCIOPATH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SOCIOPATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOCIOPATH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOCIOPATH is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOCIOPATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOCIOPATH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SOCIOPATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOCIOPATH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOCIOPATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behaviour and little or no guilt about harming others.
In everyday speech a sociopath is imagined as a charming but ruthless manipulator. Psychologists now prefer the clinical label antisocial personality disorder. Because sociopath is also used loosely as an insult, careful writers reserve it for discussions of the condition itself.
How SOCIOPATH is used
Used in psychology and in popular speech, where it is often applied loosely to a cold or ruthless person.
- The novel's villain is a calculating sociopath.
- The psychologist explained how a sociopath can hide behind charm.
- Calling a rude colleague a sociopath is rarely accurate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOCIOPATH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOCIOPATH
4 longer words begin with SOCIOPATH.
Shorter words from the letters in SOCIOPATH
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Common questions about SOCIOPATH
- Is SOCIOPATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOCIOPATH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOCIOPATH worth?
- SOCIOPATH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOCIOPATH mean?
- A person with a personality disorder marked by antisocial behaviour and little or no guilt about harming others.
- What letters can be added to SOCIOPATH?
- SOCIOPATH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SOCIOPATH:
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