MELIORISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MELIORISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MELIORISTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MELIORISTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MELIORISTIC
No single letter turns MELIORISTIC into another word.
How MELIORISTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in MELIORISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MELIORISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MELIORISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Believing or showing that the world can be made better through human effort.
A melioristic outlook sits between naive optimism and gloomy pessimism, since it expects improvement only when people work for it. Philosophers and social reformers sometimes use the word for such a view.
How MELIORISTIC is used
Appears in philosophy and social thought, usually describing an attitude or a doctrine.
- Her melioristic faith kept her working for reform.
- The essay defends a melioristic view of history.
- He had a melioristic temper and never gave up on people.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MELIORISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MELIORISTIC
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Common questions about MELIORISTIC
- Is MELIORISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MELIORISTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MELIORISTIC worth?
- MELIORISTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MELIORISTIC mean?
- Believing or showing that the world can be made better through human effort.
- What letters can be added to MELIORISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to MELIORISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of MELIORISTIC:
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