ECDYSIAST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ECDYSIAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECDYSIAST?
| 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 ECDYSIAST is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECDYSIAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ecdysiastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECDYSIAST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ECDYSIAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECDYSIAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECDYSIAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
humorous
A jocular, high-sounding name for a striptease performer.
The word ecdysiast was coined as a mock-learned label, borrowing from the biological term for shedding skin. You will meet it mostly in jokes, puzzles and word lists, seldom in everyday speech.
How ECDYSIAST is used
Ecdysiast is used playfully, almost never as a neutral job title.
- The columnist called the dancer an ecdysiast to avoid a blunter word.
- An ecdysiast takes the stage at the old burlesque hall.
- The crossword answer was ecdysiast, which made him laugh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECDYSIAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ECDYSIAST
1 longer words begin with ECDYSIAST.
Shorter words from the letters in ECDYSIAST
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Common questions about ECDYSIAST
- Is ECDYSIAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECDYSIAST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECDYSIAST worth?
- ECDYSIAST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECDYSIAST mean?
- A jocular, high-sounding name for a striptease performer.
- What letters can be added to ECDYSIAST?
- ECDYSIAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ECDYSIAST:
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