OBITUARIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OBITUARIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OBITUARIST?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBITUARIST is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBITUARIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
obituaristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OBITUARIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBITUARIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBITUARIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OBITUARIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A writer who composes obituaries, especially for a newspaper.
An obituarist often prepares notices long before the person dies, which is why newspapers keep files of them. The job needs research and a careful balance between respect and honesty.
How OBITUARIST is used
Obituarist is used in journalism.
- The paper's obituarist wrote about the artist's life.
- An obituarist must check every date.
- She worked for years as an obituarist in London.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OBITUARIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OBITUARIST
1 longer words begin with OBITUARIST.
Shorter words from the letters in OBITUARIST
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Common questions about OBITUARIST
- Is OBITUARIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OBITUARIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OBITUARIST worth?
- OBITUARIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OBITUARIST mean?
- A writer who composes obituaries, especially for a newspaper.
- What letters can be added to OBITUARIST?
- OBITUARIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBITUARIST:
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