PANEGYRIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PANEGYRIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANEGYRIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANEGYRIST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANEGYRIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
panegyristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANEGYRIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PANEGYRIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PANEGYRIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PANEGYRIST
- All 10 letters of PANEGYRIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PANEGYRIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Someone who composes or speaks a eulogy; a lavish public praiser.
A panegyrist was often hired to praise a ruler or hero in public. Today the word can also hint that the praise is a little too lavish to be fully trusted.
How PANEGYRIST is used
A formal and somewhat old-fashioned word for a professional or enthusiastic praiser.
- The court panegyrist compared the king to the sun.
- As a panegyrist of the old poet, she overlooked his faults.
- No panegyrist could have described the victory more warmly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANEGYRIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANEGYRIST
1 longer words begin with PANEGYRIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PANEGYRIST
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Common questions about PANEGYRIST
- Is PANEGYRIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANEGYRIST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANEGYRIST worth?
- PANEGYRIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANEGYRIST mean?
- Someone who composes or speaks a eulogy; a lavish public praiser.
- What letters can be added to PANEGYRIST?
- PANEGYRIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PANEGYRIST:
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