SURREALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SURREALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SURREALIST?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SURREALIST is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SURREALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
surrealistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SURREALIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SURREALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SURREALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SURREALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
An artist or writer belonging to the movement that sought to express the unconscious mind through dreamlike imagery.
Dali and Magritte are the best-known surrealists, painting melting clocks and floating men in bowler hats. As an adjective the word describes work in that spirit.
How SURREALIST is used
Surrealist can name a person or describe art, film or humour.
- The surrealist painted a staircase that led into the sea.
- She admires every surrealist from Dali to Ernst.
- The gallery shows a young surrealist from Prague.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SURREALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SURREALIST
3 longer words begin with SURREALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SURREALIST
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Common questions about SURREALIST
- Is SURREALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SURREALIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SURREALIST worth?
- SURREALIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SURREALIST mean?
- An artist or writer belonging to the movement that sought to express the unconscious mind through dreamlike imagery.
- What letters can be added to SURREALIST?
- SURREALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SURREALIST:
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