LINGUIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LINGUIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LINGUIST?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LINGUIST is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LINGUIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
linguistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LINGUIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LINGUIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LINGUIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LINGUIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who studies language scientifically, or a person skilled in speaking several languages.
The word has two common meanings that people sometimes mix up. A linguist in the academic sense analyses how languages work, while the everyday sense simply means someone fluent in many tongues. Context usually shows which is meant.
How LINGUIST is used
Linguist is a common word, used in universities and in ordinary talk about polyglots.
- The linguist recorded speakers of the rare dialect.
- As a gifted linguist, she picked up Greek in a year.
- A linguist at the university published a paper on vowels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LINGUIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LINGUIST
11 longer words begin with LINGUIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LINGUIST
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Common questions about LINGUIST
- Is LINGUIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LINGUIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LINGUIST worth?
- LINGUIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LINGUIST mean?
- A person who studies language scientifically, or a person skilled in speaking several languages.
- What letters can be added to LINGUIST?
- LINGUIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LINGUIST:
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