BOTANIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BOTANIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOTANIST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOTANIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOTANIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
botanistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOTANIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOTANIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOTANIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOTANIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A scientist who studies plants.
Botanists work in universities, herbaria, botanical gardens and conservation groups, sorting out how plants grow, relate and survive. The word is narrower than gardener, since the focus is knowledge rather than cultivation.
How BOTANIST is used
Used for professional or trained students of plant life.
- The botanist identified the rare orchid on sight.
- A visiting botanist catalogued the island's ferns.
- She trained as a botanist before turning to garden design.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOTANIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOTANIST
1 longer words begin with BOTANIST.
Shorter words from the letters in BOTANIST
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Common questions about BOTANIST
- Is BOTANIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOTANIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOTANIST worth?
- BOTANIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOTANIST mean?
- A scientist who studies plants.
- What letters can be added to BOTANIST?
- BOTANIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOTANIST:
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