FINITIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FINITIST 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 FINITIST?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FINITIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FINITIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
finitistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FINITIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FINITIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FINITIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FINITIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A person who holds that mathematics should deal only with finite quantities and rejects actual infinities.
A finitist objects to treating an infinite set as a completed whole, preferring constructions that can be carried out in a limited number of steps. The label belongs to debates over the foundations of mathematics and philosophy.
How FINITIST is used
Finitist is mainly a term of philosophy and mathematical logic.
- As a finitist, he refused to accept proofs relying on completed infinities.
- The finitist view limits mathematics to what can be constructed step by step.
- A famous finitist argued with colleagues about the nature of infinite sets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FINITIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FINITIST
1 longer words begin with FINITIST.
Shorter words from the letters in FINITIST
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Common questions about FINITIST
- Is FINITIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FINITIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FINITIST worth?
- FINITIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FINITIST mean?
- A person who holds that mathematics should deal only with finite quantities and rejects actual infinities.
- What letters can be added to FINITIST?
- FINITIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FINITIST:
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