DICHOTOMIST is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DICHOTOMIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DICHOTOMIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DICHOTOMIST is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICHOTOMIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dichotomistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DICHOTOMIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DICHOTOMIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICHOTOMIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DICHOTOMIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who divides things into two sharply separate classes.
A dichotomist sees the world in pairs, such as right and wrong or friend and foe. The word is mildly critical, since real subjects often fall between two neat boxes. It comes up in philosophy and the study of classification.
How DICHOTOMIST is used
Rare and formal; used in philosophy and criticism.
- As a confirmed dichotomist, he sorted every film into good or bad.
- The dichotomist in the group insisted there were only two sides.
- A true dichotomist leaves no room for shades of grey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DICHOTOMIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DICHOTOMIST
1 longer words begin with DICHOTOMIST.
Shorter words from the letters in DICHOTOMIST
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Common questions about DICHOTOMIST
- Is DICHOTOMIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DICHOTOMIST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DICHOTOMIST worth?
- DICHOTOMIST is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DICHOTOMIST mean?
- A person who divides things into two sharply separate classes.
- What letters can be added to DICHOTOMIST?
- DICHOTOMIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DICHOTOMIST:
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