DEIST is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DEIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEIST is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEIST scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about DEIST
- The letters of DEIST run in alphabetical order from first to last.
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who believes that a god created the universe but does not intervene afterward in its workings or in human affairs.
A deist accepts reason and the observation of nature as the way to know about a creator, and for this reason a deist typically rejects miracles, prophecy, and revealed scripture as sources of religious truth. The position grew into a recognisable movement during the Enlightenment, when several philosophers described the universe as a machine that a maker set running and then left alone, much like a clockmaker leaving a finished clock to keep its own time. A deist differs from a theist mainly on this point of ongoing involvement, since a theist generally holds that a god continues to act in the world.
How DEIST is used
Used in discussions of religion and philosophy, both for a historical Enlightenment movement and for anyone who holds this view today.
- A deist accepts a creator but rejects miracles and revealed scripture.
- The philosopher called himself a deist rather than an atheist.
- Many Enlightenment deists still spoke of natural laws as a kind of divine design.
- As a deist, she saw no need for organised worship.
- The essay argues that a deist and a theist disagree mainly about intervention.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEIST
The 5 tiles of DEIST in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with DEIST
4 longer words begin with DEIST.
Words ending in DEIST
1 words end in DEIST. Useful as a back hook: play DEIST onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEIST inside
2 words contain DEIST in the middle. Words that start with DEIST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEIST
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Common questions about DEIST
- Is DEIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEIST, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEIST worth?
- DEIST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEIST mean?
- A person who believes that a god created the universe but does not intervene afterward in its workings or in human affairs.
- What letters can be added to DEIST?
- DEIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEIST:
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