MOTORIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MOTORIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MOTORIST?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MOTORIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MOTORIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
motoristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MOTORIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MOTORIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MOTORIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MOTORIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who drives a car.
Motorist is the standard word in traffic reports, road signs and insurance notices for anyone behind the wheel. It sets drivers apart from cyclists and pedestrians who share the same road. News writers like it because it is shorter than driver of a motor vehicle.
How MOTORIST is used
Typical in news reports and official notices addressed to drivers.
- Every motorist was warned to expect long delays on the bridge.
- A passing motorist stopped to help with the flat tyre.
- The new tax will hit the average motorist hard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MOTORIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MOTORIST
1 longer words begin with MOTORIST.
Shorter words from the letters in MOTORIST
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Common questions about MOTORIST
- Is MOTORIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MOTORIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MOTORIST worth?
- MOTORIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MOTORIST mean?
- A person who drives a car.
- What letters can be added to MOTORIST?
- MOTORIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MOTORIST:
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