Is ARCHAISTIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARCHAISTIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARCHAISTIC mean?
- adjective
imitative of an archaic style or manner
“archaistic writing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ARCHAISTIC
ARCHAISTIC has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ARCHAISTIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chiastic15
- rachitic15
- archaic14
- scraich14
- scratch14
- scritch14
- stichic14
- archaist13
- citharas13
- rachitis13
- chicas13
- cratch13
- sciatica12
- cithara12
- catch12
- chica12
- chics12
- acratic11
- arctics11
- ascitic11
- critics11
- sciatic11
- chairs11
- charas11
- charts11
- ischia11
- rachis11
- starch11
- chic11
- shariat10
- arctic10
- citric10
- crisic10
- critic10
- aitch10
- archi10
- caths10
- chair10
- chais10
- chars10
- chart10
- chats10
- chias10
- chits10
- crash10
- ratch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- tachs10
- caritas9
- satiric9
- airths9
- arhats9
- sharia9
- cacas9
- cacti9
- circa9
- circs9
- ictic9
- arch9
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