ARTIST is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ARTIST 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 ARTIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTIST is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTIST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARTIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ARTIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,880.
What stands out about ARTIST
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 ARTIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who creates paintings, drawings, sculpture, music or other works valued for their creativity and skill.
The word covers a wide range of creative work, from painters and sculptors to musicians, photographers and performers, and it can describe someone working as a professional or purely for personal expression. It comes from the Latin ars, meaning skill or craft, which also gave English the word artisan; the artisan kept the older sense of skilled manual work, while artist shifted toward creative and expressive work. In everyday use it can also praise someone who does an ordinary task with unusual flair, as when a cook is called an artist in the kitchen.
How ARTIST is used
A common, neutral word used across the visual arts, music and performance, and loosely for anyone who shows exceptional creative skill.
- The gallery is hosting an exhibition of paintings by a local artist.
- Her parents hoped she would become an artist rather than study law.
- The recording artist announced a new album for next spring.
- He works as a tattoo artist in a small studio downtown.
- Critics called the young sculptor a rare artist with an eye for detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARTIST
The 6 tiles of ARTIST in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ARTIST
8 longer words begin with ARTIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTIST
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Common questions about ARTIST
- Is ARTIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTIST, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTIST worth?
- ARTIST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTIST mean?
- A person who creates paintings, drawings, sculpture, music or other works valued for their creativity and skill.
- What letters can be added to ARTIST?
- ARTIST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ARTIST:
Open ARTIST in the Word Finder