BISTORT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BISTORT 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 BISTORT?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BISTORT is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BISTORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bistortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BISTORT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BISTORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does BISTORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant with a spike of small pink flowers and a twisted, astringent root.
Bistort grows in damp meadows and its name hints at the twisted root. Herbalists once used the root to stop bleeding, and young leaves have been eaten in northern England.
How BISTORT is used
Bistort is a plant name found in botany and folk medicine.
- Pink bistort covered the wet meadow in June.
- The herbalist dried the bistort root for tea.
- A clump of bistort grew beside the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BISTORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BISTORT
The 7 tiles of BISTORT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BISTORT
1 longer words begin with BISTORT.
Shorter words from the letters in BISTORT
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Common questions about BISTORT
- Is BISTORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BISTORT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BISTORT worth?
- BISTORT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BISTORT mean?
- A plant with a spike of small pink flowers and a twisted, astringent root.
- What letters can be added to BISTORT?
- BISTORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BISTORT:
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