ADVENTURIST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ADVENTURIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADVENTURIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVENTURIST is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVENTURIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adventuristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADVENTURIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ADVENTURIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADVENTURIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADVENTURIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who takes reckless risks, especially in politics or foreign policy, in defiance of accepted principles.
An adventurist is not a thrill-seeking traveller but someone whose bold schemes disregard consequences, and the label is critical. Commentators often call a leader an adventurist after a daring military or economic gamble.
How ADVENTURIST is used
Adventurist is used mainly in political and military commentary, usually as criticism.
- Critics branded the minister an adventurist.
- The adventurist policy plunged the country into debt.
- He was an adventurist who ignored every warning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADVENTURIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADVENTURIST
2 longer words begin with ADVENTURIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ADVENTURIST
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Common questions about ADVENTURIST
- Is ADVENTURIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADVENTURIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADVENTURIST worth?
- ADVENTURIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADVENTURIST mean?
- A person who takes reckless risks, especially in politics or foreign policy, in defiance of accepted principles.
- What letters can be added to ADVENTURIST?
- ADVENTURIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ADVENTURIST:
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