LOYALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. LOYALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOYALIST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOYALIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOYALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
loyalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOYALIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LOYALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOYALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOYALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who stays faithful to their ruler, government or established cause, especially during a revolt.
In American history a loyalist was a colonist who backed the British Crown. In Northern Ireland the word names supporters of union with Great Britain. In ordinary talk a party loyalist is simply someone who never switches sides.
How LOYALIST is used
Loyalist is used in political history and in current news about divided communities.
- Many a loyalist left the colonies after the war.
- The party loyalist defended the leader to the end.
- Loyalist crowds gathered outside the palace gates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOYALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LOYALIST
1 longer words begin with LOYALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LOYALIST
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Common questions about LOYALIST
- Is LOYALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOYALIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOYALIST worth?
- LOYALIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOYALIST mean?
- A person who stays faithful to their ruler, government or established cause, especially during a revolt.
- What letters can be added to LOYALIST?
- LOYALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LOYALIST:
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