MEDALLIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MEDALLIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEDALLIST?
| 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 MEDALLIST is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEDALLIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
medallistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEDALLIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MEDALLIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEDALLIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEDALLIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A person who has won a medal, especially in sport.
A medallist might hold a gold, silver or bronze medal from the Olympics or a school contest. The same word also names an engraver who designs medals. Medallist is the British spelling, beside the American medalist.
How MEDALLIST is used
Medallist is used in sports reporting, mainly in British English.
- The Olympic medallist returned to a hero's welcome.
- Each medallist stood on the podium.
- The gold medallist smiled as the anthem played.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEDALLIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEDALLIST
1 longer words begin with MEDALLIST.
Shorter words from the letters in MEDALLIST
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Common questions about MEDALLIST
- Is MEDALLIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEDALLIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEDALLIST worth?
- MEDALLIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEDALLIST mean?
- A person who has won a medal, especially in sport.
- What letters can be added to MEDALLIST?
- MEDALLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MEDALLIST:
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