THEORIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. THEORIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEORIST?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEORIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEORIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
theoristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THEORIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THEORIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THEORIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THEORIST
- THEORIST 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 THEORIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who develops or holds a theory, especially about the principles of a subject.
A theorist is often contrasted with a practitioner, who applies ideas rather than shaping them. The label can be neutral, praising or faintly mocking if the ideas seem detached from real life. Fields from physics to music have their own well-known theorists.
How THEORIST is used
Usually combined with a field, as in a political theorist or a literary theorist.
- The theorist spent decades refining a model of how languages change.
- A conspiracy theorist posted long threads about the eclipse.
- Every theorist in the room had a different explanation for the result.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEORIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of THEORIST
The 8 tiles of THEORIST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with THEORIST
1 longer words begin with THEORIST.
Shorter words from the letters in THEORIST
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Common questions about THEORIST
- Is THEORIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEORIST, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEORIST worth?
- THEORIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEORIST mean?
- A person who develops or holds a theory, especially about the principles of a subject.
- What letters can be added to THEORIST?
- THEORIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THEORIST:
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