HYGIENIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HYGIENIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYGIENIST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYGIENIST is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYGIENIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hygienistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYGIENIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYGIENIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYGIENIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYGIENIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person trained to promote cleanliness and health, especially a dental professional who cleans teeth.
Most people meet a hygienist at the dentist, where scaling and polishing are part of the visit. The word has a wider meaning too, for specialists in public health or workplace safety. A hygienist advises on habits that prevent disease rather than treating it.
How HYGIENIST is used
Commonly used for a dental hygienist.
- The hygienist showed me how to floss properly.
- A dental hygienist cleans and polishes the teeth.
- An industrial hygienist inspected the factory air.
- She trained as a hygienist before joining the clinic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYGIENIST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYGIENIST
1 longer words begin with HYGIENIST.
Shorter words from the letters in HYGIENIST
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Common questions about HYGIENIST
- Is HYGIENIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYGIENIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYGIENIST worth?
- HYGIENIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYGIENIST mean?
- A person trained to promote cleanliness and health, especially a dental professional who cleans teeth.
- What letters can be added to HYGIENIST?
- HYGIENIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYGIENIST:
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