EVANGELIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EVANGELIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EVANGELIST?
| 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 EVANGELIST is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EVANGELIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
evangelistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EVANGELIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EVANGELIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EVANGELIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EVANGELIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A preacher who tries to win people to the Christian faith, or one of the four writers of the Gospels.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the four Evangelists of tradition. In modern use an evangelist may be a travelling preacher or just an enthusiastic promoter of an idea or product.
How EVANGELIST is used
Religious sense is central; figurative use is common in business and technology.
- The evangelist drew thousands to the stadium.
- John is traditionally called the fourth evangelist.
- She became an evangelist for open-source software.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EVANGELIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EVANGELIST
6 longer words begin with EVANGELIST.
Shorter words from the letters in EVANGELIST
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Common questions about EVANGELIST
- Is EVANGELIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EVANGELIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EVANGELIST worth?
- EVANGELIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EVANGELIST mean?
- A preacher who tries to win people to the Christian faith, or one of the four writers of the Gospels.
- What letters can be added to EVANGELIST?
- EVANGELIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EVANGELIST:
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