MORALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MORALIST 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 MORALIST?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORALIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORALIST
Front hooks — 1
amoralistBack hooks — 1
moralistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MORALIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MORALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MORALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MORALIST
- All 8 letters of MORALIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MORALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who teaches, promotes or lectures others about questions of right and wrong.
A moralist may be a serious thinker on ethics or simply someone fond of preaching. The tone of the word depends on whether the speaker admires the principles or resents the sermon. It is closer to a commentator on conduct than to a judge.
How MORALIST is used
Usually found in essays and criticism, where a moralist is either praised for conviction or teased for sanctimony.
- The essayist was a moralist who worried about the effect of money on character.
- Nobody enjoys dinner with a moralist who comments on every choice on the menu.
- As a moralist, she argued that promises should be kept even when it is inconvenient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MORALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MORALIST
3 longer words begin with MORALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in MORALIST
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Common questions about MORALIST
- Is MORALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORALIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORALIST worth?
- MORALIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MORALIST mean?
- A person who teaches, promotes or lectures others about questions of right and wrong.
- What letters can be added to MORALIST?
- MORALIST takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MORALIST:
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