LEGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. LEGIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LEGIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGIST is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGIST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LEGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about LEGIST
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LEGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaiclegal
A person learned in the law, especially a scholar or writer on legal matters rather than a practicing advocate.
A legist studied and wrote about the principles of law itself, often working from Latin texts or the great legal codes of earlier centuries, rather than arguing individual cases in court. The word appears mainly in older texts describing scholars, judges, and commentators who shaped legal thought before lawyer became the ordinary term for anyone trained in the law. A legist's authority rested on deep knowledge of statutes and precedent, which made such figures influential advisers to rulers and courts.
How LEGIST is used
A formal, largely historical term for a legal scholar; modern English normally uses lawyer or jurist instead.
- Medieval courts consulted a legist before ruling on the disputed inheritance.
- The old chronicle names him a legist trained in Roman law.
- A respected legist advised the king on matters of succession.
- Universities once trained a legist for years before granting a degree.
- The treatise was written by a legist rather than a practicing advocate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LEGIST
The 6 tiles of LEGIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LEGIST
1 longer words begin with LEGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGIST
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Common questions about LEGIST
- Is LEGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGIST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGIST worth?
- LEGIST is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGIST mean?
- A person learned in the law, especially a scholar or writer on legal matters rather than a practicing advocate.
- What letters can be added to LEGIST?
- LEGIST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LEGIST:
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