LUTIST is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LUTIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LUTIST?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LUTIST is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LUTIST
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LUTIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LUTIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,969.
What does LUTIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A person who plays the lute.
A lutist performs on the lute, a stringed instrument that was especially popular in Europe from the Renaissance through the Baroque period. The word is formed from lute plus the agent suffix -ist, in the same pattern as violinist or pianist. Lutist and lutenist are both used for the same performer, though lutenist is somewhat more common in historical writing about early music. Today the word mostly appears in descriptions of early-music ensembles and historical performance.
How LUTIST is used
Used mainly in writing about early or classical music, describing a lute player.
- The lutist tuned her instrument before the concert.
- A skilled lutist accompanied the singer that evening.
- The festival invited a lutist from Italy.
- He trained as a lutist at the conservatory.
- The painting shows a lutist entertaining the court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LUTIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LUTIST
1 longer words begin with LUTIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LUTIST
Common questions about LUTIST
- Is LUTIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LUTIST, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LUTIST worth?
- LUTIST is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LUTIST mean?
- A person who plays the lute.
- What letters can be added to LUTIST?
- LUTIST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LUTIST:
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