CHILIAST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CHILIAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CHILIAST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHILIAST is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHILIAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
chiliastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CHILIAST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CHILIAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHILIAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CHILIAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who believes Christ will return to reign on earth for a thousand years.
A chiliast expects a literal thousand-year age of peace, from the Greek word for thousand. Church historians use the word for groups across the centuries who held this hope, and it is a near-synonym of millenarian.
How CHILIAST is used
Theological and historical writing.
- The chiliast waited for the promised kingdom.
- Many a chiliast was persecuted in the early church.
- One chiliast preacher drew large crowds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CHILIAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CHILIAST
2 longer words begin with CHILIAST.
Shorter words from the letters in CHILIAST
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Common questions about CHILIAST
- Is CHILIAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHILIAST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CHILIAST worth?
- CHILIAST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CHILIAST mean?
- A person who believes Christ will return to reign on earth for a thousand years.
- What letters can be added to CHILIAST?
- CHILIAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CHILIAST:
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