CLADIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. CLADIST 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 CLADIST?
| 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 CLADIST is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLADIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cladistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLADIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLADIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does CLADIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A scientist who classifies living things into clades according to the principles of cladistics.
A cladist groups organisms by shared ancestry instead of by overall resemblance. This approach often redraws the family tree, which is why a cladist may disagree with older taxonomists on where a species belongs.
How CLADIST is used
Used in biology and evolutionary science.
- The cladist redrew the tree of the beetle family.
- A cladist insists that groups include all descendants.
- She trained as a cladist before moving to genetics.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLADIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLADIST
4 longer words begin with CLADIST.
Shorter words from the letters in CLADIST
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Common questions about CLADIST
- Is CLADIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLADIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLADIST worth?
- CLADIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLADIST mean?
- A scientist who classifies living things into clades according to the principles of cladistics.
- What letters can be added to CLADIST?
- CLADIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLADIST:
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