ESSAYIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ESSAYIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESSAYIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESSAYIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESSAYIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
essayistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESSAYIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ESSAYIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESSAYIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESSAYIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A writer who composes essays, especially as a literary form.
An essayist usually writes short, personal or argumentative pieces on a wide range of subjects, from politics to everyday habits. Famous examples include Montaigne and Orwell. The label suggests style and voice as much as subject matter.
How ESSAYIST is used
Used to describe a person known mainly for essays rather than novels or poetry.
- The essayist wrote a weekly column about walking in cities.
- She is better known as an essayist than as a poet.
- An essayist of rare wit, he made even tax law entertaining.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESSAYIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ESSAYIST
2 longer words begin with ESSAYIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ESSAYIST
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Common questions about ESSAYIST
- Is ESSAYIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESSAYIST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESSAYIST worth?
- ESSAYIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESSAYIST mean?
- A writer who composes essays, especially as a literary form.
- What letters can be added to ESSAYIST?
- ESSAYIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ESSAYIST:
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