FETISHIST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FETISHIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FETISHIST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FETISHIST is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FETISHIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fetishistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FETISHIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FETISHIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FETISHIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FETISHIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who has a strong sexual attachment to an object or body part, or who worships a fetish.
In psychology a fetishist is someone whose arousal is tied to a particular item or activity. In older anthropology the word named a believer who gave magical power to an object.
How FETISHIST is used
Fetishist is a clinical or descriptive noun and can also be used figuratively for obsessive devotion.
- The therapist described the patient as a shoe fetishist.
- An old traveller's book calls the tribesman a fetishist.
- He is a fetishist for tiny details in his work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FETISHIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FETISHIST
The 9 tiles of FETISHIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FETISHIST
3 longer words begin with FETISHIST.
Shorter words from the letters in FETISHIST
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Common questions about FETISHIST
- Is FETISHIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FETISHIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FETISHIST worth?
- FETISHIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FETISHIST mean?
- A person who has a strong sexual attachment to an object or body part, or who worships a fetish.
- What letters can be added to FETISHIST?
- FETISHIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FETISHIST:
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