EGOTIST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. EGOTIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EGOTIST?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EGOTIST is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EGOTIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
egotistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EGOTIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EGOTIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What does EGOTIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who talks about himself or herself too much and thinks more highly of their own importance than of others.
An egotist steers every conversation back to his own achievements. Some writers separate an egotist from an egoist, treating the first as a boaster and the second as a self-interested thinker.
How EGOTIST is used
Egotist is a critical label for someone who boasts or is wrapped up in themselves.
- Nobody at dinner could stand the egotist who monopolised the talk.
- The famous egotist signed every autograph with a flourish.
- An egotist rarely notices when others stop listening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EGOTIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EGOTIST
4 longer words begin with EGOTIST.
Shorter words from the letters in EGOTIST
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Common questions about EGOTIST
- Is EGOTIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EGOTIST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EGOTIST worth?
- EGOTIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EGOTIST mean?
- A person who talks about himself or herself too much and thinks more highly of their own importance than of others.
- What letters can be added to EGOTIST?
- EGOTIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EGOTIST:
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