ANALOGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANALOGIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANALOGIST?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANALOGIST is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANALOGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
analogistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANALOGIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANALOGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANALOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ANALOGIST
- The same 9 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 ANALOGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who reasons by comparison, drawing lessons from how one thing resembles another.
An analogist builds an argument on parallels instead of strict proof. In the history of linguistics the word also names a school that held language to be orderly and regular, as opposed to the anomalists.
How ANALOGIST is used
Rare, found in philosophy and the history of language studies.
- As an analogist, she explained the economy by comparing it to a garden.
- The ancient analogist argued that grammar follows fixed patterns.
- A careful analogist checks whether the two cases really match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANALOGIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANALOGIST
The 9 tiles of ANALOGIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ANALOGIST
1 longer words begin with ANALOGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ANALOGIST
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Common questions about ANALOGIST
- Is ANALOGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANALOGIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANALOGIST worth?
- ANALOGIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANALOGIST mean?
- A person who reasons by comparison, drawing lessons from how one thing resembles another.
- What letters can be added to ANALOGIST?
- ANALOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANALOGIST:
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