POLEMICIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. POLEMICIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
p3o1l1e1m3i1c3i1s1t1
PlayablePOLEMICIST · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept POLEMICIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.8%
Our own measure of how useful POLEMICIST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLEMICIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polemicistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLEMICIST scores
Scrabble p3o1l1e1m3i1c3i1s1t1 16
Words with Friends p4o1l2e1m4i1c4i1s1t1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in POLEMICIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLEMICIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with POLEMICIST
1 longer words begin with POLEMICIST.
Shorter words from the letters in POLEMICIST
impeticos15 poeticism15 cimolites13 epistolic13 compiles14 complies14 epitomic14 polemics14 cimolite12 colpitis12 comities12 impolite12 limepits12 milepost12 optimise12 polemist12 policies12 politics12 psilotic12 semiotic12 toeclips12 pisolite10 polities10 coempts13 compels13 compile13 epicism13 metopic13 polemic13 epicist11 implies11 limepit11 limpest11 limpets11 meiotic11 miotics11 miscite11 mistico11 mopiest11 optimes11
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Common questions about POLEMICIST
- Is POLEMICIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLEMICIST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLEMICIST worth?
- POLEMICIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to POLEMICIST?
- POLEMICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of POLEMICIST:
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