POLEMIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. POLEMIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POLEMIST?
| 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 POLEMIST is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POLEMIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
polemistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POLEMIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in POLEMIST, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POLEMIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about POLEMIST
- All 8 letters of POLEMIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does POLEMIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A writer or speaker who argues forcefully against the views of others.
Polemist is a rarer, more formal cousin of polemicist, often used for fighters in religious or political debate. The word suggests someone who enjoys the argument as much as the cause.
How POLEMIST is used
Polemist is a formal word for a person who writes or speaks in controversy.
- The polemist attacked his critics in a long pamphlet.
- She was a fierce polemist who never backed down in print.
- A skilled polemist can make even a small dispute feel urgent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POLEMIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POLEMIST
The 8 tiles of POLEMIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POLEMIST
1 longer words begin with POLEMIST.
Shorter words from the letters in POLEMIST
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Common questions about POLEMIST
- Is POLEMIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POLEMIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POLEMIST worth?
- POLEMIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POLEMIST mean?
- A writer or speaker who argues forcefully against the views of others.
- What letters can be added to POLEMIST?
- POLEMIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of POLEMIST:
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