FATALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FATALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FATALIST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FATALIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FATALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fatalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FATALIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FATALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FATALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FATALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who believes that all events are fixed by fate and cannot be changed.
A fatalist tends to meet bad luck with calm acceptance rather than protest, since nothing can be done. The term comes from philosophy, but it is also used for anyone with a resigned attitude toward the future.
How FATALIST is used
Used in philosophy and everyday speech for someone who accepts events as unavoidable.
- As a fatalist, he never bothered to lock the door.
- The old sailor was a fatalist who trusted the sea to decide.
- Not every fatalist is gloomy; some are strangely cheerful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FATALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FATALIST
3 longer words begin with FATALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in FATALIST
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Common questions about FATALIST
- Is FATALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FATALIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FATALIST worth?
- FATALIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FATALIST mean?
- A person who believes that all events are fixed by fate and cannot be changed.
- What letters can be added to FATALIST?
- FATALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FATALIST:
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