ARISTA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ARISTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARISTA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARISTA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARISTA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARISTA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARISTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about ARISTA
- ARISTA begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 ARISTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyzoology
A slender, bristle-like appendage, such as the awn found on the husk of grasses and grains or the fine bristle near the tip of certain flies' antennae.
On a grass or cereal plant, the arista projects from the spikelet and can help the seed catch wind or fur for dispersal. Entomologists use the same word for the small bristle carried on the antenna of many flies, which can be a useful feature for identifying species. Though the two structures belong to entirely different kingdoms of life, both share the same slender, hair-like shape that gives the word its meaning.
How ARISTA is used
A technical noun used in botany and entomology, with the Latin plural aristae.
- The barley spikelet ended in a long, stiff arista.
- Under the microscope, the fly's antenna showed a feathered arista.
- Botanists measured the length of the arista to identify the grass species.
- The arista helped the seed cling to the passing animal's fur.
- Each arista on the wheat head caught the afternoon light.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARISTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARISTA
The 6 tiles of ARISTA in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with ARISTA
3 longer words begin with ARISTA.
Shorter words from the letters in ARISTA
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Common questions about ARISTA
- Is ARISTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARISTA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARISTA worth?
- ARISTA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARISTA mean?
- A slender, bristle-like appendage, such as the awn found on the husk of grasses and grains or the fine bristle near the tip of certain flies' antennae.
- What letters can be added to ARISTA?
- ARISTA takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARISTA:
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