TECHNICIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. TECHNICIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept TECHNICIST?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful TECHNICIST is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for TECHNICIST

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How TECHNICIST scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in TECHNICIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TECHNICIST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about TECHNICIST

• TECHNICIST begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with TECHNICIST

1 longer words begin with TECHNICIST.

Shorter words from the letters in TECHNICIST

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Common questions about TECHNICIST

Is TECHNICIST valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts TECHNICIST, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is TECHNICIST worth?

TECHNICIST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to TECHNICIST?

TECHNICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.