SHAMANIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHAMANIST 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 SHAMANIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMANIST is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMANIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shamanistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAMANIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHAMANIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAMANIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHAMANIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who follows or practises shamanism, a religion centred on a healer who enters a trance to reach the spirit world.
A shamanist may be a believer in this tradition or the practitioner who performs its rituals. The word is also an adjective, used of customs and beliefs belonging to shamanism.
How SHAMANIST is used
Also an adjective; shamanic is a close alternative.
- The shamanist beat a drum and chanted through the night.
- Visitors learned about the shamanist traditions of the region.
- A shamanist healer was called to the sick child.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMANIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAMANIST
2 longer words begin with SHAMANIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMANIST
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Common questions about SHAMANIST
- Is SHAMANIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMANIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMANIST worth?
- SHAMANIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMANIST mean?
- A person who follows or practises shamanism, a religion centred on a healer who enters a trance to reach the spirit world.
- What letters can be added to SHAMANIST?
- SHAMANIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHAMANIST:
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