COLEOPTERIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. COLEOPTERIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COLEOPTERIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COLEOPTERIST is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLEOPTERIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coleopteristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLEOPTERIST scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in COLEOPTERIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLEOPTERIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COLEOPTERIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A scientist or collector who studies beetles.
A coleopterist may spend years in the field turning over logs to find rare species. Because beetles are the largest group of insects, a coleopterist rarely runs out of things to identify.
How COLEOPTERIST is used
Coleopterist is used in entomology and natural history circles.
- The coleopterist pinned each specimen with a careful label.
- A Victorian coleopterist donated his collection to the museum.
- Few coleopterists can name every ground beetle in the region.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COLEOPTERIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COLEOPTERIST
1 longer words begin with COLEOPTERIST.
Shorter words from the letters in COLEOPTERIST
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Common questions about COLEOPTERIST
- Is COLEOPTERIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COLEOPTERIST, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COLEOPTERIST worth?
- COLEOPTERIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COLEOPTERIST mean?
- A scientist or collector who studies beetles.
- What letters can be added to COLEOPTERIST?
- COLEOPTERIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COLEOPTERIST:
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