SENSATIONALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SENSATIONALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSENSATIONALIST · 14 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
14letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept SENSATIONALIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.86%
Our own measure of how useful SENSATIONALIST is to know. It scores 14 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENSATIONALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SENSATIONALIST scores
Scrabble s1e1n1s1a1t1i1o1n1a1l1i1s1t1 14
Words with Friends s1e1n2s1a1t1i1o1n2a1l2i1s1t1 17
Face value of the 14 tiles in SENSATIONALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SENSATIONALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SENSATIONALIST
2 longer words begin with SENSATIONALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SENSATIONALIST
assentations12 nationalises12 nationalists12 sensationist12 alienations11 alineations11 assentation11 atonalities11 nationalise11 nationalist11 saintliness11 salientians11 sanitations11 sensational11 alienation10 alineation10 altisonant10 antinoises10 atonalists10 enantiosis10 instantial10 intestinal10 lanosities10 leontiasis10 lineations10 nanoteslas10 nasalities10 natalities10 nationless10 saintliest10 salientian10 saltations10 sanitation10 santolinas10 satanities10 satiations10 sensations10 siltations10 siltstones10 snottiness10
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Common questions about SENSATIONALIST
- Is SENSATIONALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENSATIONALIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENSATIONALIST worth?
- SENSATIONALIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SENSATIONALIST?
- SENSATIONALIST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SENSATIONALIST:
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