ALIENIST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ALIENIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIENIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIENIST is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIENIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alienistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIENIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALIENIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALIENIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ALIENIST
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ALIENIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaiclegal
An old term for a psychiatrist who assesses mental illness for the courts.
An alienist was called in when a trial turned on whether a defendant was sane or competent. The word has largely vanished from modern medicine but lives on in period novels and histories.
How ALIENIST is used
Alienist is used in historical contexts for a psychiatrist working with the law.
- The court summoned an alienist to examine the accused.
- In the novel, the alienist studied the suspect for hours.
- Her great-grandfather worked as an alienist in the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIENIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALIENIST
The 8 tiles of ALIENIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ALIENIST
1 longer words begin with ALIENIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIENIST
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Common questions about ALIENIST
- Is ALIENIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIENIST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIENIST worth?
- ALIENIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIENIST mean?
- An old term for a psychiatrist who assesses mental illness for the courts.
- What letters can be added to ALIENIST?
- ALIENIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALIENIST:
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