SCENARIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCENARIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCENARIST?
| 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 SCENARIST is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCENARIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scenaristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCENARIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCENARIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCENARIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCENARIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who writes the script or plot outline for a film or stage production.
A scenarist shapes the story and sequence of scenes before cameras roll. The term feels slightly old-fashioned beside screenwriter, and it also fits ballet or opera plot-makers.
How SCENARIST is used
Used for film writers and writers of ballet or theatre outlines.
- The scenarist reworked the ending after the first test screening.
- A famous scenarist of silent films joined the studio in 1920.
- The ballet's scenarist drew the plot from an old folk tale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCENARIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCENARIST
The 9 tiles of SCENARIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCENARIST
1 longer words begin with SCENARIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SCENARIST
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Common questions about SCENARIST
- Is SCENARIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCENARIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCENARIST worth?
- SCENARIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCENARIST mean?
- A person who writes the script or plot outline for a film or stage production.
- What letters can be added to SCENARIST?
- SCENARIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCENARIST:
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