EXEGETIST is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EXEGETIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXEGETIST?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXEGETIST is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXEGETIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exegetistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXEGETIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXEGETIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXEGETIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXEGETIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person skilled in exegesis, the careful interpretation of a text, especially a sacred one.
An exegetist works out what a difficult passage meant to its first readers. The word exegetist is a rarer cousin of exegete, and it fits scholars of scripture best.
How EXEGETIST is used
Exegetist is formal and appears mostly in religious and literary scholarship.
- The exegetist spent years comparing manuscripts of the epistle.
- A skilled exegetist can show how one verse echoes another.
- The lecture was given by a respected exegetist from the seminary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXEGETIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXEGETIST
1 longer words begin with EXEGETIST.
Shorter words from the letters in EXEGETIST
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Common questions about EXEGETIST
- Is EXEGETIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXEGETIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXEGETIST worth?
- EXEGETIST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXEGETIST mean?
- A person skilled in exegesis, the careful interpretation of a text, especially a sacred one.
- What letters can be added to EXEGETIST?
- EXEGETIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXEGETIST:
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