NATURALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NATURALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NATURALIST?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NATURALIST is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NATURALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naturalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NATURALIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NATURALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NATURALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NATURALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who studies plants and animals in their natural surroundings.
A naturalist learns by watching and recording, often outdoors and over many years. The word also names a follower of naturalism in art, literature or philosophy, though that sense is less common.
How NATURALIST is used
Naturalist is used for field scientists, wildlife writers and, more rarely, for believers in philosophical naturalism.
- The naturalist spent weeks observing the colony of seabirds.
- Darwin was a patient naturalist who kept meticulous notes.
- A local naturalist led the evening walk through the marsh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NATURALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NATURALIST
3 longer words begin with NATURALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in NATURALIST
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Common questions about NATURALIST
- Is NATURALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NATURALIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NATURALIST worth?
- NATURALIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NATURALIST mean?
- A person who studies plants and animals in their natural surroundings.
- What letters can be added to NATURALIST?
- NATURALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NATURALIST:
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