SCHIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SCHIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHIST is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
schistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHIST scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCHIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about SCHIST
- SCHIST gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 SCHIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A medium-grained metamorphic rock whose flaky minerals line up in layers so that it splits easily into thin plates.
Schist forms when clay-rich rock is squeezed and heated deep in a mountain belt, and the shiny flakes of mica that grow in it all face the same way. That alignment gives the stone its sparkling, wavy look and lets it break along sheets. Geologists name varieties after the dominant mineral, such as mica schist or garnet schist. The word comes through French from Greek skhistos, meaning split.
How SCHIST is used
Technical term from geology; also met in building and landscaping.
- The path climbed over grey schist glittering with mica.
- Walls of local schist surrounded every field in the valley.
- A geologist cracked open the schist to show the garnets inside.
- Rain had worn the schist into thin, stepped ledges.
- The cottage roof was covered in slabs of schist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHIST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCHIST
The 6 tiles of SCHIST in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SCHIST
10 longer words begin with SCHIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHIST
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Common questions about SCHIST
- Is SCHIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHIST worth?
- SCHIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHIST mean?
- A medium-grained metamorphic rock whose flaky minerals line up in layers so that it splits easily into thin plates.
- What letters can be added to SCHIST?
- SCHIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCHIST:
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