HELIAST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HELIAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELIAST?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELIAST is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELIAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heliastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HELIAST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HELIAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does HELIAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of the large jury-court of ancient Athens.
A heliast was an ordinary citizen chosen by lot to sit as judge, and the courts were manned by hundreds of them at a time. The word is found almost only in histories of Greece and in classical studies.
How HELIAST is used
Heliast is a historical term from ancient Athens.
- Each heliast swore an oath before hearing the case.
- A wealthy man could not buy a heliast, since they were chosen by lot.
- The play mocks the elderly heliast who loves to judge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELIAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HELIAST
The 7 tiles of HELIAST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HELIAST
1 longer words begin with HELIAST.
Shorter words from the letters in HELIAST
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Common questions about HELIAST
- Is HELIAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELIAST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELIAST worth?
- HELIAST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELIAST mean?
- A member of the large jury-court of ancient Athens.
- What letters can be added to HELIAST?
- HELIAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HELIAST:
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