HYMNIST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HYMNIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYMNIST?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYMNIST is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYMNIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hymnistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYMNIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYMNIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What stands out about HYMNIST
- HYMNIST gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYMNIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who writes or composes hymns.
A hymnist is the author of the words or music of sacred songs sung by congregations. Famous English hymnists such as Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley wrote texts still sung today. The word is the plain way to name this craft.
How HYMNIST is used
Hymnist is used in church history and music writing.
- Isaac Watts is remembered as a prolific hymnist.
- The village hymnist wrote a new song for every harvest festival.
- Few hymnists are known by name outside their own churches.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYMNIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYMNIST
1 longer words begin with HYMNIST.
Shorter words from the letters in HYMNIST
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Common questions about HYMNIST
- Is HYMNIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYMNIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYMNIST worth?
- HYMNIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYMNIST mean?
- A person who writes or composes hymns.
- What letters can be added to HYMNIST?
- HYMNIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYMNIST:
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