NOSTALGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NOSTALGIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOSTALGIST?
| 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 NOSTALGIST is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOSTALGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nostalgistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOSTALGIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NOSTALGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOSTALGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOSTALGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who longs sentimentally for the past.
A nostalgist tends to remember old times as warmer and simpler than they were. The label can be affectionate or gently critical.
How NOSTALGIST is used
Used in essays and conversation about people who dwell on bygone days.
- As a nostalgist, he kept every ticket from his youth.
- The shop is a paradise for the nostalgist who misses old toys.
- Even the harshest nostalgist admitted that phones were more useful now.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOSTALGIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOSTALGIST
1 longer words begin with NOSTALGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in NOSTALGIST
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Common questions about NOSTALGIST
- Is NOSTALGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOSTALGIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOSTALGIST worth?
- NOSTALGIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOSTALGIST mean?
- A person who longs sentimentally for the past.
- What letters can be added to NOSTALGIST?
- NOSTALGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NOSTALGIST:
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