LITERALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. LITERALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LITERALIST?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LITERALIST is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LITERALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
literalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LITERALIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LITERALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LITERALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LITERALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who sticks to the exact words of a text or statement and ignores any figurative sense.
A literalist reads a joke as a claim and a metaphor as a fact, which can be funny or maddening depending on the situation. The word is also applied to translators who follow the original word for word, and to artists who copy reality closely.
How LITERALIST is used
Literalist is used in discussions of scripture, law, translation and art.
- The literalist insisted that the contract meant exactly what it said.
- A strict literalist, he never grasped the poem's hidden meaning.
- The translator was a literalist who preserved every word of the original.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LITERALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LITERALIST
2 longer words begin with LITERALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LITERALIST
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Common questions about LITERALIST
- Is LITERALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LITERALIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LITERALIST worth?
- LITERALIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LITERALIST mean?
- A person who sticks to the exact words of a text or statement and ignores any figurative sense.
- What letters can be added to LITERALIST?
- LITERALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LITERALIST:
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