SOLSTICE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SOLSTICE 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 SOLSTICE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOLSTICE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOLSTICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
solsticesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOLSTICE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOLSTICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOLSTICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOLSTICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Either of the two times in the year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.
The summer solstice brings the longest day and the winter solstice the shortest, in the northern half of the world. Many cultures built festivals and monuments around these dates, and the Latin root means that the sun seems to stand still.
How SOLSTICE is used
Solstice is always paired with summer or winter, or used for the date itself.
- Crowds gather at the stones every summer solstice.
- The winter solstice marks the darkest day of the year.
- Farmers once planned their work by the solstice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOLSTICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SOLSTICE
The 8 tiles of SOLSTICE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SOLSTICE
1 longer words begin with SOLSTICE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOLSTICE
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Common questions about SOLSTICE
- Is SOLSTICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOLSTICE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOLSTICE worth?
- SOLSTICE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOLSTICE mean?
- Either of the two times in the year when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator.
- What letters can be added to SOLSTICE?
- SOLSTICE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOLSTICE:
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