TAXONOMIST is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. TAXONOMIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAXONOMIST?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAXONOMIST is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAXONOMIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
taxonomistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAXONOMIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TAXONOMIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAXONOMIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TAXONOMIST
- TAXONOMIST begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TAXONOMIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A scientist who sorts living things into named groups according to their structure, origin and relationships.
A taxonomist decides where a newly found species belongs in the tree of life. Disagreements between one taxonomist and another often lead to species being renamed or merged.
How TAXONOMIST is used
Used mainly in biology for a specialist in classifying plants, animals or microbes.
- The taxonomist spent years sorting the beetle collection.
- A visiting taxonomist confirmed that the orchid was a new species.
- Every taxonomist at the museum had a favourite family of insects.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAXONOMIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAXONOMIST
1 longer words begin with TAXONOMIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TAXONOMIST
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Common questions about TAXONOMIST
- Is TAXONOMIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAXONOMIST, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAXONOMIST worth?
- TAXONOMIST is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAXONOMIST mean?
- A scientist who sorts living things into named groups according to their structure, origin and relationships.
- What letters can be added to TAXONOMIST?
- TAXONOMIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TAXONOMIST:
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