NOVELIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NOVELIST 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 NOVELIST?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOVELIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOVELIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
novelistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOVELIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NOVELIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOVELIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NOVELIST
- All 8 letters of NOVELIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NOVELIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A writer who composes novels.
A novelist spends months or years shaping characters and plots across a long narrative. Some novelists plan every chapter, while others discover the story as they write. The word names the craft rather than the genre.
How NOVELIST is used
Used for authors of full-length fiction.
- The novelist spent three years on her debut.
- A prize-winning novelist gave the opening talk.
- Every novelist faces a blank page.
- The young novelist wrote at night after work.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOVELIST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOVELIST
The 8 tiles of NOVELIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOVELIST
3 longer words begin with NOVELIST.
Shorter words from the letters in NOVELIST
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Common questions about NOVELIST
- Is NOVELIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOVELIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOVELIST worth?
- NOVELIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOVELIST mean?
- A writer who composes novels.
- What letters can be added to NOVELIST?
- NOVELIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NOVELIST:
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