ANIMALISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ANIMALISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMALISTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMALISTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMALISTIC
No single letter turns ANIMALISTIC into another word.
How ANIMALISTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ANIMALISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANIMALISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANIMALISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Resembling or characteristic of an animal, especially in being instinctive, physical or crude.
Calling behaviour animalistic suggests raw instinct with little restraint, and it can be admiring or critical depending on tone. Dancers and actors are sometimes praised for animalistic grace, while an animalistic roar can sound frightening.
How ANIMALISTIC is used
Animalistic often describes human behaviour, movement or sound that seems driven by instinct.
- The dancer moved with animalistic grace.
- He let out an animalistic growl of frustration.
- The crowd turned animalistic in its hunger for a fight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMALISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANIMALISTIC
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Common questions about ANIMALISTIC
- Is ANIMALISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMALISTIC, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMALISTIC worth?
- ANIMALISTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMALISTIC mean?
- Resembling or characteristic of an animal, especially in being instinctive, physical or crude.
- What letters can be added to ANIMALISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to ANIMALISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ANIMALISTIC:
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