METALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. METALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METALIST?
| 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 METALIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METALIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in METALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about METALIST
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who works with metals, or one who holds that money should be based on metal coinage alone.
In older economic debate a metalist was a supporter of gold or silver money against paper currency. The workshop meaning, a craftsperson in metal, is rarer today.
How METALIST is used
Metalist turns up in historical writing about currency arguments rather than in everyday speech.
- The metalist argued that only coin of precious metal could hold its value.
- A skilled metalist shaped the bracket by hand.
- Every metalist in the debate distrusted banknotes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of METALIST
The 8 tiles of METALIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with METALIST
1 longer words begin with METALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in METALIST
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Common questions about METALIST
- Is METALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METALIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METALIST worth?
- METALIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METALIST mean?
- A person who works with metals, or one who holds that money should be based on metal coinage alone.
- What letters can be added to METALIST?
- METALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of METALIST:
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