THALASSOCRAT is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THALASSOCRAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THALASSOCRAT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THALASSOCRAT is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THALASSOCRAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
thalassocratsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THALASSOCRAT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in THALASSOCRAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THALASSOCRAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THALASSOCRAT
- THALASSOCRAT begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THALASSOCRAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
rarehistorical
A ruler or nation that holds power through control of the seas.
Historians call ancient Crete or Athens thalassocrat powers because their strength came from fleets rather than from land armies. The word has a Greek root meaning sea, and it is rare outside history books.
How THALASSOCRAT is used
Rare scholarly word, mostly used in ancient and naval history.
- The island kingdom was a true thalassocrat in its age.
- Every thalassocrat of the ancient world depended on harbours and trade.
- Historians describe the old republic as a thalassocrat ruling the coast.
- No thalassocrat can last once rivals build a better navy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THALASSOCRAT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THALASSOCRAT
1 longer words begin with THALASSOCRAT.
Shorter words from the letters in THALASSOCRAT
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Common questions about THALASSOCRAT
- Is THALASSOCRAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THALASSOCRAT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THALASSOCRAT worth?
- THALASSOCRAT is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THALASSOCRAT mean?
- A ruler or nation that holds power through control of the seas.
- What letters can be added to THALASSOCRAT?
- THALASSOCRAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of THALASSOCRAT:
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