PIETIST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PIETIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIETIST?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIETIST is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIETIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pietistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PIETIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PIETIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 308,788.
What does PIETIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who makes a strong show of devotion, or a member of a German Protestant movement stressing personal faith.
The Pietists of the seventeenth century wanted a warmer, more inward religion. Used in lower case the pietist is often a mildly mocking name for someone who parades piety. Which sense is meant depends on the capital letter and the context.
How PIETIST is used
Pietist is used in church history and in teasing remarks about piety.
- The pietist prayed loudly at the front of the church.
- A German pietist founded the orphanage.
- Critics called her a pietist, and meant it unkindly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIETIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIETIST
4 longer words begin with PIETIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PIETIST
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Common questions about PIETIST
- Is PIETIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIETIST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIETIST worth?
- PIETIST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIETIST mean?
- A person who makes a strong show of devotion, or a member of a German Protestant movement stressing personal faith.
- What letters can be added to PIETIST?
- PIETIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PIETIST:
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