ALMAGEST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ALMAGEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALMAGEST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALMAGEST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALMAGEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
almagestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALMAGEST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALMAGEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALMAGEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALMAGEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The great astronomical treatise by the Greek scholar Ptolemy, written in the second century.
The Almagest set out the system in which the planets circle the Earth, and it ruled astronomy for fourteen centuries. Its name came through Arabic. In the Middle Ages the word also named any major book of astrology or alchemy.
How ALMAGEST is used
Almagest is a proper-sounding name for a historical work, often used with a capital letter.
- The Almagest taught that the sun orbits the Earth.
- Scholars copied the Almagest by hand for centuries.
- An old Almagest lay open on the astronomer desk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALMAGEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALMAGEST
1 longer words begin with ALMAGEST.
Shorter words from the letters in ALMAGEST
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Common questions about ALMAGEST
- Is ALMAGEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALMAGEST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALMAGEST worth?
- ALMAGEST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALMAGEST mean?
- The great astronomical treatise by the Greek scholar Ptolemy, written in the second century.
- What letters can be added to ALMAGEST?
- ALMAGEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALMAGEST:
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