MANICURIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. MANICURIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MANICURIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MANICURIST is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MANICURIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
manicuristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MANICURIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MANICURIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MANICURIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MANICURIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person whose job is to trim, shape and polish fingernails.
A manicurist usually works in a salon, caring for the hands as well as the nails. Training varies from place to place, but a good manicurist is expected to keep tools clean and to listen to what the client wants.
How MANICURIST is used
Manicurist is used for the beauty professional who looks after hands and nails.
- The manicurist painted each nail a pale pink.
- She trained for a year to become a manicurist.
- My manicurist recommends a strengthening oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MANICURIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MANICURIST
1 longer words begin with MANICURIST.
Shorter words from the letters in MANICURIST
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Common questions about MANICURIST
- Is MANICURIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MANICURIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MANICURIST worth?
- MANICURIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MANICURIST mean?
- A person whose job is to trim, shape and polish fingernails.
- What letters can be added to MANICURIST?
- MANICURIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MANICURIST:
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