INFLATIONIST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. INFLATIONIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INFLATIONIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFLATIONIST is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFLATIONIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
inflationistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFLATIONIST scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INFLATIONIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFLATIONIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INFLATIONIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who favours expanding the money supply, especially by issuing more paper currency.
An inflationist is defined by a policy stance, not by an economic result. The label was common in old debates over paper money and is now mostly met in history books and economics essays.
How INFLATIONIST is used
Inflationist appears in discussions of monetary policy and the history of currency disputes.
- The senator was a known inflationist who wanted more paper money in circulation.
- Every inflationist in the debate argued that cheap credit would help farmers.
- Critics branded the minister an inflationist after the new banknotes appeared.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INFLATIONIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INFLATIONIST
1 longer words begin with INFLATIONIST.
Shorter words from the letters in INFLATIONIST
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Common questions about INFLATIONIST
- Is INFLATIONIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INFLATIONIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INFLATIONIST worth?
- INFLATIONIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INFLATIONIST mean?
- A person who favours expanding the money supply, especially by issuing more paper currency.
- What letters can be added to INFLATIONIST?
- INFLATIONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INFLATIONIST:
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