SAINT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SAINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAINT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAINT is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAINT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saintsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAINT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAINT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about SAINT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAINT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person formally recognized by a religious authority, especially the Catholic or Orthodox Church, as having lived an exceptionally holy life and worthy of veneration; more loosely, a person regarded as extremely good, patient or virtuous.
In Christian tradition a saint is often chosen through a formal process of canonization that examines the person's life and any miracles attributed to them after death. Beyond religion, people use saint loosely for anyone remarkably kind or patient, as in calling a tolerant parent a saint. The word can also work as a verb, to saint someone, meaning to canonize them officially.
How SAINT is used
Used both in strict religious contexts and loosely in everyday speech to praise someone's patience or goodness.
- The church canonized her as a saint two centuries after her death.
- Every city in the story seemed to have its own patron saint.
- He's no saint, but he always keeps his promises.
- The Vatican will saint the missionary next year.
- Statues of the local saint lined the cathedral's side chapels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAINT
The 5 tiles of SAINT in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with SAINT
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with SAINT.
Words ending in SAINT
2 words end in SAINT. Useful as a back hook: play SAINT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAINT inside
11 words contain SAINT in the middle. Words that start with SAINT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAINT
Showing 40 of 58. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SAINT
- Is SAINT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAINT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAINT worth?
- SAINT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAINT mean?
- A person formally recognized by a religious authority, especially the Catholic or Orthodox Church, as having lived an exceptionally holy life and worthy of veneration; more loosely, a person regarded as extremely good, patient or virtuous.
- What letters can be added to SAINT?
- SAINT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAINT:
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