BAPTIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BAPTIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAPTIST?
| 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 BAPTIST is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAPTIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baptistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAPTIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BAPTIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does BAPTIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of a Protestant Christian denomination that baptises only adult believers, by full immersion in water.
The baptist tradition grew out of the 17th century and spread widely, especially in the United States. Its members stress personal faith and the independence of each local congregation.
How BAPTIST is used
The word baptist is normally capitalised when it names the denomination or a church, though it is often seen in lower case in plain text.
- Her grandfather was a baptist minister in a small town.
- As a baptist, he was baptised as an adult.
- The baptist congregation met in a simple brick hall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAPTIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAPTIST
5 longer words begin with BAPTIST.
Shorter words from the letters in BAPTIST
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Common questions about BAPTIST
- Is BAPTIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAPTIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAPTIST worth?
- BAPTIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAPTIST mean?
- A member of a Protestant Christian denomination that baptises only adult believers, by full immersion in water.
- What letters can be added to BAPTIST?
- BAPTIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BAPTIST:
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