VANGUARDIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VANGUARDIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VANGUARDIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VANGUARDIST is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VANGUARDIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vanguardistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VANGUARDIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in VANGUARDIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VANGUARDIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VANGUARDIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who supports or practises advanced, pioneering ideas, especially in the arts.
A vanguardist works at the cutting edge, often upsetting audiences who prefer familiar styles. The term grew out of the military word vanguard, the troops marching ahead of an army.
How VANGUARDIST is used
Used in art, music and literature about people at the forefront of new movements.
- The young vanguardist shocked the gallery with her installation.
- Critics hailed him as a true vanguardist of the theatre.
- Every vanguardist faces suspicion at first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VANGUARDIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VANGUARDIST
1 longer words begin with VANGUARDIST.
Shorter words from the letters in VANGUARDIST
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Common questions about VANGUARDIST
- Is VANGUARDIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VANGUARDIST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VANGUARDIST worth?
- VANGUARDIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VANGUARDIST mean?
- A person who supports or practises advanced, pioneering ideas, especially in the arts.
- What letters can be added to VANGUARDIST?
- VANGUARDIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of VANGUARDIST:
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