AORISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. AORISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AORISTIC?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AORISTIC is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AORISTIC
No single letter turns AORISTIC into another word.
How AORISTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AORISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AORISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AORISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the aorist, a verb form that expresses a simple action without stating its length or repetition.
Aoristic is a grammarian's word, linked to ancient Greek and some other languages. An aoristic verb simply reports that something happened, with no detail about whether it was finished or ongoing, which sets it apart from imperfect forms.
How AORISTIC is used
Used in linguistics and classical studies.
- The Greek text uses an aoristic form to narrate the event.
- Students found the aoristic sense hard to translate.
- An aoristic tense may be rendered by the English simple past.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AORISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AORISTIC
1 longer words begin with AORISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in AORISTIC
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Common questions about AORISTIC
- Is AORISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AORISTIC, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AORISTIC worth?
- AORISTIC is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AORISTIC mean?
- Relating to the aorist, a verb form that expresses a simple action without stating its length or repetition.
- What letters can be added to AORISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to AORISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AORISTIC:
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