TOTALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TOTALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOTALIST?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOTALIST is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOTALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
totalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOTALIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOTALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOTALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TOTALIST
- TOTALIST 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 TOTALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who treats things as one complete whole, or who supports a system in which the state controls every part of life.
Totalist is a rare label in political writing, used for a supporter of total control by one party or one idea. In a looser sense a totalist can be someone who insists on seeing the whole picture and refuses to separate its parts.
How TOTALIST is used
Totalist is an uncommon word in political and philosophical writing.
- The critic accused the minister of being a totalist who wanted to control every detail.
- A totalist sees society as a single system rather than a set of parts.
- The party had few members, and each was a committed totalist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOTALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOTALIST
2 longer words begin with TOTALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TOTALIST
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Common questions about TOTALIST
- Is TOTALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOTALIST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOTALIST worth?
- TOTALIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOTALIST mean?
- A person who treats things as one complete whole, or who supports a system in which the state controls every part of life.
- What letters can be added to TOTALIST?
- TOTALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOTALIST:
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