Is PATRISTICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PATRISTICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PATRISTICS mean?
- noun
the writings of the early Church Fathers
- noun
the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 14 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 PATRISTICS
PATRISTICS 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 PATRISTICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- patristic13
- tipcarts12
- piratic11
- scripts11
- spastic11
- tipcart11
- tipcats11
- artistic10
- astricts10
- triassic10
- aspics10
- capris10
- crisps10
- scarps10
- scraps10
- scrips10
- script10
- spicas10
- tipcat10
- astrict9
- racists9
- rapists9
- sacrist9
- satiric9
- spirits9
- statics9
- aspic9
- capri9
- carpi9
- carps9
- craps9
- crips9
- crisp9
- pacts9
- picas9
- scarp9
- scrap9
- scrip9
- spica9
- satirist8
- sitarist8
- attics8
- crasis8
- crisis8
- crissa8
- crista8
- iatric8
- pastis8
- pittas8
- racist8
- rapist8
- scarts8
- scatts8
- spaits8
- spirit8
- spirts8
- sprats8
- sprits8
- static8
- stirps8
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