GENEALOGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. GENEALOGIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENEALOGIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENEALOGIST is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENEALOGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
genealogistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENEALOGIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GENEALOGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENEALOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GENEALOGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who studies or traces the ancestry and family lines of individuals or families.
A genealogist works through church records, censuses and old letters to build a family tree. Some genealogists are hobbyists, while others are hired professionals who prove descent for legal or historical reasons.
How GENEALOGIST is used
Used for both amateur family historians and professional researchers, such as a genealogist hired to trace a lineage.
- The genealogist found my great-grandfather in a ship's register.
- A professional genealogist can read old handwriting with ease.
- She became a genealogist after tracing her own family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENEALOGIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENEALOGIST
1 longer words begin with GENEALOGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in GENEALOGIST
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Common questions about GENEALOGIST
- Is GENEALOGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENEALOGIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENEALOGIST worth?
- GENEALOGIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENEALOGIST mean?
- A person who studies or traces the ancestry and family lines of individuals or families.
- What letters can be added to GENEALOGIST?
- GENEALOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GENEALOGIST:
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