TRIALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. TRIALIST 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 TRIALIST?
| 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 TRIALIST is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
trialistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIALIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TRIALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TRIALIST
- TRIALIST 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 TRIALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who takes part in a trial or test, such as a player being tried out for a team or a participant in a clinical study.
A trialist is someone being assessed rather than already accepted. In sport the trialist hopes to earn a contract, while in medicine the trialist is a volunteer in a study of a new treatment.
How TRIALIST is used
Trialist is common in sports reporting and in writing about medical research.
- The club signed a young trialist after a strong week in training.
- Each trialist was asked to complete the full set of tests.
- A trialist in the drug study reported mild headaches.
- The coach praised the trialist for his work rate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIALIST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIALIST
1 longer words begin with TRIALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIALIST
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Common questions about TRIALIST
- Is TRIALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIALIST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIALIST worth?
- TRIALIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIALIST mean?
- A person who takes part in a trial or test, such as a player being tried out for a team or a participant in a clinical study.
- What letters can be added to TRIALIST?
- TRIALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TRIALIST:
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