PORTRAITIST is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PORTRAITIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PORTRAITIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORTRAITIST is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORTRAITIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
portraitistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORTRAITIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PORTRAITIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORTRAITIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PORTRAITIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
An artist who specialises in painting, drawing or photographing people's likenesses.
A gifted portraitist catches not only the face but also the character of the sitter. Kings once hired court portraitists, and today the job is as likely to belong to a photographer.
How PORTRAITIST is used
Used for painters, sculptors and photographers who focus on likenesses.
- Sargent was a celebrated portraitist of high society.
- The portraitist asked her to sit by the window.
- A skilled portraitist can reveal a person's mood in a single look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PORTRAITIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PORTRAITIST
1 longer words begin with PORTRAITIST.
Shorter words from the letters in PORTRAITIST
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Common questions about PORTRAITIST
- Is PORTRAITIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PORTRAITIST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PORTRAITIST worth?
- PORTRAITIST is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PORTRAITIST mean?
- An artist who specialises in painting, drawing or photographing people's likenesses.
- What letters can be added to PORTRAITIST?
- PORTRAITIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PORTRAITIST:
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