LYRICIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. LYRICIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYRICIST?
| 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 LYRICIST is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYRICIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lyricistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYRICIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LYRICIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYRICIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LYRICIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who writes the words of songs or musical shows.
Many famous songs came from a partnership in which a composer wrote the tune and a lyricist supplied the text. The lyricist may never perform the song, yet the lines are what listeners remember and sing along to.
How LYRICIST is used
Lyricist is used for the writer of words only, not the singer or composer.
- The lyricist wrote the verses in a single night.
- A good lyricist knows how to fit words to a melody.
- The musical won an award for its lyricist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYRICIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYRICIST
1 longer words begin with LYRICIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LYRICIST
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Common questions about LYRICIST
- Is LYRICIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYRICIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYRICIST worth?
- LYRICIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYRICIST mean?
- A person who writes the words of songs or musical shows.
- What letters can be added to LYRICIST?
- LYRICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LYRICIST:
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