EUPHUIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EUPHUIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUPHUIST?
| 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 EUPHUIST is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUPHUIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
euphuistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EUPHUIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EUPHUIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EUPHUIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EUPHUIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryhistorical
A writer or speaker who uses an affected, over-refined and ornate style.
The term goes back to John Lyly, whose book Euphues set a fashion in Elizabethan England for balanced, flowery sentences full of far-fetched comparisons. A euphuist was thus a follower of that style. Today it can mock anyone who writes with too much ornament.
How EUPHUIST is used
Used in literary history and sometimes as a gentle insult.
- The courtier was a known euphuist who never used one word where five would do.
- Critics called the young poet a euphuist for his elaborate similes.
- A true euphuist loves antithesis and wordplay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUPHUIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EUPHUIST
4 longer words begin with EUPHUIST.
Shorter words from the letters in EUPHUIST
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Common questions about EUPHUIST
- Is EUPHUIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUPHUIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUPHUIST worth?
- EUPHUIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUPHUIST mean?
- A writer or speaker who uses an affected, over-refined and ornate style.
- What letters can be added to EUPHUIST?
- EUPHUIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EUPHUIST:
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