ATOMIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ATOMIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATOMIST?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATOMIST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATOMIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atomistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATOMIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ATOMIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 205,859.
What does ATOMIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who believes that the world is made of tiny indivisible particles, or who explains a whole by its separate parts.
In ancient Greece the atomists, such as Democritus, argued that everything is built from atoms moving in empty space. Later the word came to describe any thinker who breaks a subject into independent elements.
How ATOMIST is used
Atomist is used in philosophy and the history of science.
- Democritus is remembered as the first great atomist.
- The atomist argued that matter could not be divided forever.
- As an atomist, he analysed society as a sum of individuals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATOMIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ATOMIST
4 longer words begin with ATOMIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ATOMIST
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Common questions about ATOMIST
- Is ATOMIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATOMIST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATOMIST worth?
- ATOMIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATOMIST mean?
- A person who believes that the world is made of tiny indivisible particles, or who explains a whole by its separate parts.
- What letters can be added to ATOMIST?
- ATOMIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ATOMIST:
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