LYRIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. LYRIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LYRIST?
| 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 LYRIST is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYRIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lyristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LYRIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LYRIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about LYRIST
- LYRIST gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LYRIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A person who plays the lyre, or a poet who writes songlike verse of personal feeling.
In ancient Greece a lyrist sang to the accompaniment of his own instrument, and the poetry of the time was inseparable from the music. Later writers used the term for any poet of the lyric kind. Today it also turns up for someone who writes the words of songs.
How LYRIST is used
Literary; the modern everyday word for a songwriter of words is lyricist.
- The lyrist tuned his strings before the feast began.
- Critics praised the young lyrist for her clear, quiet verse.
- A lyrist stood among the statues carved on the frieze.
- He thought of himself as a lyrist rather than a storyteller.
- The lyrist waited for the audience to fall silent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LYRIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LYRIST
1 longer words begin with LYRIST.
Shorter words from the letters in LYRIST
Common questions about LYRIST
- Is LYRIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYRIST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYRIST worth?
- LYRIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LYRIST mean?
- A person who plays the lyre, or a poet who writes songlike verse of personal feeling.
- What letters can be added to LYRIST?
- LYRIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LYRIST:
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