PACIFIST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PACIFIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PACIFIST?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PACIFIST is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PACIFIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pacifistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PACIFIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PACIFIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PACIFIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PACIFIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who believes that war and violence are never justified.
A pacifist may refuse to fight, and in some countries that stance has been protected by law as conscientious objection. The term is stronger than simply preferring peace, since it rejects force on principle. It also serves as an adjective for ideas and movements of this kind.
How PACIFIST is used
Used in politics, history and ethics, for people and for their principles.
- The pacifist refused to carry a weapon.
- Many a pacifist worked as a medic during the war.
- He grew up in a quiet pacifist family.
- The pacifist movement organised marches across the country.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PACIFIST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PACIFIST
3 longer words begin with PACIFIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PACIFIST
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Common questions about PACIFIST
- Is PACIFIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PACIFIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PACIFIST worth?
- PACIFIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PACIFIST mean?
- A person who believes that war and violence are never justified.
- What letters can be added to PACIFIST?
- PACIFIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PACIFIST:
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