TACTICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TACTICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TACTICIAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACTICIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACTICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tacticiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACTICIAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TACTICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACTICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TACTICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who plans skilfully how to reach a goal, especially in war, sport or politics.
A tactician is judged by short-term moves rather than grand strategy, and good ones adapt to what the opponent does. Chess coaches and generals alike hold up the tactician as a model of cool planning.
How TACTICIAN is used
Tactician is a complimentary term and is often paired with strategist.
- The coach was a brilliant tactician on the sideline.
- A shrewd tactician, she waited for the vote to split.
- The general was a careful tactician.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TACTICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TACTICIAN
1 longer words begin with TACTICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in TACTICIAN
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Common questions about TACTICIAN
- Is TACTICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACTICIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACTICIAN worth?
- TACTICIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TACTICIAN mean?
- A person who plans skilfully how to reach a goal, especially in war, sport or politics.
- What letters can be added to TACTICIAN?
- TACTICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TACTICIAN:
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