NECROLOGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NECROLOGIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NECROLOGIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NECROLOGIST is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECROLOGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
necrologistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NECROLOGIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NECROLOGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NECROLOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NECROLOGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who writes obituaries or keeps a record of deaths.
The necrologist is a rare figure now, though newspapers once relied on one to prepare notices of notable people. The word comes from the Greek for dead, as in necropolis.
How NECROLOGIST is used
Rare; found in older writing and about journals or societies.
- The necrologist of the society wrote a warm tribute to the late member.
- He worked as a necrologist for the daily paper.
- A necrologist must collect the facts of a life quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NECROLOGIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NECROLOGIST
1 longer words begin with NECROLOGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in NECROLOGIST
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Common questions about NECROLOGIST
- Is NECROLOGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECROLOGIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECROLOGIST worth?
- NECROLOGIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NECROLOGIST mean?
- A person who writes obituaries or keeps a record of deaths.
- What letters can be added to NECROLOGIST?
- NECROLOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NECROLOGIST:
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