SCHOLIAST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCHOLIAST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHOLIAST?
| 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 SCHOLIAST is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHOLIAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scholiastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHOLIAST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCHOLIAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCHOLIAST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCHOLIAST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
An ancient or medieval commentator who wrote explanatory notes in the margins of a classical author.
Much of what we know about difficult passages in Greek and Latin texts comes from a scholiast copying older explanations. Those marginal notes, called scholia, sometimes preserve facts that survive nowhere else.
How SCHOLIAST is used
Scholarly word, used in classics and textual studies.
- The scholiast explained a puzzling line in the old play.
- A medieval scholiast added notes beside the poem.
- No one knows the name of the scholiast who wrote the comment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHOLIAST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCHOLIAST
2 longer words begin with SCHOLIAST.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHOLIAST
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Common questions about SCHOLIAST
- Is SCHOLIAST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHOLIAST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHOLIAST worth?
- SCHOLIAST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHOLIAST mean?
- An ancient or medieval commentator who wrote explanatory notes in the margins of a classical author.
- What letters can be added to SCHOLIAST?
- SCHOLIAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCHOLIAST:
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