URBANIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. URBANIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept URBANIST?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URBANIST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URBANIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
urbanistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How URBANIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in URBANIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so URBANIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about URBANIST
- All 8 letters of URBANIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does URBANIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A specialist in the planning and study of cities.
An urbanist looks at how streets, transport and housing shape city life. The word covers planners, architects and writers on urban design. Many urbanists advocate walkable, mixed neighbourhoods.
How URBANIST is used
Used in planning and architecture circles.
- The urbanist argued for more bike lanes.
- A leading urbanist spoke at the city conference.
- She trained as an urbanist before running for office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URBANIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with URBANIST
3 longer words begin with URBANIST.
Shorter words from the letters in URBANIST
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Common questions about URBANIST
- Is URBANIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URBANIST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URBANIST worth?
- URBANIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URBANIST mean?
- A specialist in the planning and study of cities.
- What letters can be added to URBANIST?
- URBANIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of URBANIST:
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