ECONOMIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ECONOMIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ECONOMIST?
| 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 ECONOMIST is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECONOMIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
economistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECONOMIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ECONOMIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECONOMIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ECONOMIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A specialist who studies or writes about economics, the production and distribution of wealth.
An economist may work for a bank, a government or a university, studying prices, jobs and trade. Their forecasts get quoted in the news, though they often disagree with one another. Older writing also uses the word for a careful, thrifty manager of money.
How ECONOMIST is used
Economist is often paired with chief, leading or senior in news reports.
- The economist predicted that inflation would ease next year.
- A leading economist testified before the committee.
- She trained as an economist before becoming a banker.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ECONOMIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ECONOMIST
The 9 tiles of ECONOMIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ECONOMIST
2 longer words begin with ECONOMIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ECONOMIST
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Common questions about ECONOMIST
- Is ECONOMIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECONOMIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ECONOMIST worth?
- ECONOMIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ECONOMIST mean?
- A specialist who studies or writes about economics, the production and distribution of wealth.
- What letters can be added to ECONOMIST?
- ECONOMIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ECONOMIST:
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