TOURIST is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TOURIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOURIST?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOURIST is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOURIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOURIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TOURIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 154,394.
What stands out about TOURIST
- TOURIST 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 TOURIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who travels to a place for pleasure rather than for work.
A tourist typically visits sights, stays in a hotel and goes home after a short trip. The word can carry a mild sneer when locals use it for visitors who stand out or ignore local habits.
How TOURIST is used
Tourist is an everyday word, neutral in news writing and sometimes dismissive in casual talk.
- Every tourist wanted a photo in front of the cathedral.
- The town fills with each tourist season.
- He was clearly a tourist, studying the map on the corner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOURIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOURIST
9 longer words begin with TOURIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TOURIST
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Common questions about TOURIST
- Is TOURIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOURIST, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOURIST worth?
- TOURIST is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOURIST mean?
- A person who travels to a place for pleasure rather than for work.
- What letters can be added to TOURIST?
- TOURIST takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TOURIST:
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