IRREDENTIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IRREDENTIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRREDENTIST?
| 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 IRREDENTIST is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRREDENTIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
irredentistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IRREDENTIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in IRREDENTIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRREDENTIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IRREDENTIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who campaigns for recovering territory once held by their country, or inhabited by their people.
The term comes from the Italian movement that wanted Italian-speaking lands returned from foreign rule. Today an irredentist is usually a political actor, and the label often implies a threat to neighbouring borders.
How IRREDENTIST is used
Used in politics and history, and also as an adjective.
- The irredentist demanded that the lost province be returned.
- Neighbouring states feared the irredentist movement.
- Early Italian irredentists wanted Trieste to join Italy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRREDENTIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IRREDENTIST
1 longer words begin with IRREDENTIST.
Shorter words from the letters in IRREDENTIST
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Common questions about IRREDENTIST
- Is IRREDENTIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRREDENTIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRREDENTIST worth?
- IRREDENTIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRREDENTIST mean?
- A person who campaigns for recovering territory once held by their country, or inhabited by their people.
- What letters can be added to IRREDENTIST?
- IRREDENTIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of IRREDENTIST:
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