FEDERALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FEDERALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FEDERALIST?
| 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 FEDERALIST is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FEDERALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
federalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FEDERALIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FEDERALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FEDERALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FEDERALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who supports a system in which several states unite under a central government while keeping some independence.
In American history a federalist was a backer of the new Constitution at the time it was adopted, and the word also names a member of the party that grew from that camp. A federalist is defined by the union he favours, not by the size of the states involved.
How FEDERALIST is used
Used in political and historical writing, with a capital letter when it names the early American party.
- The federalist argued that a strong central government would hold the states together.
- Every federalist in the convention hoped the new constitution would be ratified.
- She wrote her thesis on a federalist who defended the union in newspapers.
- A committed federalist, he distrusted any plan that left the states fully separate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FEDERALIST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FEDERALIST
2 longer words begin with FEDERALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in FEDERALIST
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Common questions about FEDERALIST
- Is FEDERALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FEDERALIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FEDERALIST worth?
- FEDERALIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FEDERALIST mean?
- A person who supports a system in which several states unite under a central government while keeping some independence.
- What letters can be added to FEDERALIST?
- FEDERALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FEDERALIST:
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