SALARIAT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SALARIAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SALARIAT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALARIAT is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALARIAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salariatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALARIAT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SALARIAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALARIAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SALARIAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The class of people who earn a salary, especially white-collar workers.
Sociologists use salariat to separate office and professional staff paid a fixed salary from wage workers paid by the hour. The salariat grew large in the twentieth century as business and government hired more clerks and managers.
How SALARIAT is used
Salariat is mostly used in sociology and economics when discussing social classes.
- The expanding salariat bought houses in the new suburbs.
- Economists track how the salariat fared during the recession.
- Members of the salariat often expect a pension and paid leave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SALARIAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SALARIAT
1 longer words begin with SALARIAT.
Shorter words from the letters in SALARIAT
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Common questions about SALARIAT
- Is SALARIAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALARIAT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALARIAT worth?
- SALARIAT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SALARIAT mean?
- The class of people who earn a salary, especially white-collar workers.
- What letters can be added to SALARIAT?
- SALARIAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SALARIAT:
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