OPTICIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OPTICIST 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 OPTICIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OPTICIST is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OPTICIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
opticistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OPTICIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OPTICIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OPTICIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OPTICIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A specialist who studies the behaviour of light and vision.
An opticist works in the science of optics rather than in a shop selling spectacles, which is what an optician does. The word is uncommon and mostly seen in older scientific writing.
How OPTICIST is used
Uncommon; physicist or optics researcher is more usual today.
- The opticist explained how a lens bends a beam of light.
- A famous opticist designed the new telescope mirror.
- She trained as an opticist before moving into astronomy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OPTICIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OPTICIST
1 longer words begin with OPTICIST.
Shorter words from the letters in OPTICIST
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Common questions about OPTICIST
- Is OPTICIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OPTICIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OPTICIST worth?
- OPTICIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OPTICIST mean?
- A specialist who studies the behaviour of light and vision.
- What letters can be added to OPTICIST?
- OPTICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OPTICIST:
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