DISUNIONIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISUNIONIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISUNIONIST?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISUNIONIST is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISUNIONIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
disunionistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISUNIONIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISUNIONIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISUNIONIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISUNIONIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A person who favours breaking up a union, especially the United States before and during the Civil War.
Disunionist was a charged political label in the mid-nineteenth century, applied to those who wanted the Southern states to leave. Historians still use disunionist when discussing that period.
How DISUNIONIST is used
Disunionist is mainly found in American history and in writing about secession.
- Northern newspapers branded him a disunionist for his speeches.
- The disunionist cause gained strength in several Southern states.
- A disunionist faction left the convention in protest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISUNIONIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISUNIONIST
1 longer words begin with DISUNIONIST.
Shorter words from the letters in DISUNIONIST
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Common questions about DISUNIONIST
- Is DISUNIONIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISUNIONIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISUNIONIST worth?
- DISUNIONIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISUNIONIST mean?
- A person who favours breaking up a union, especially the United States before and during the Civil War.
- What letters can be added to DISUNIONIST?
- DISUNIONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISUNIONIST:
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