Is VARIATIONIST valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARIATIONIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is VARIATIONIST worth?

VARIATIONIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to VARIATIONIST?

VARIATIONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

VARIATIONIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. VARIATIONIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

v4a1r1i1a1t1i1o1n1i1s1t1

Depends on the listVARIATIONIST · 12 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept VARIATIONIST?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.25

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.92%

Our own measure of how useful VARIATIONIST is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for VARIATIONIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How VARIATIONIST scores

Scrabble v4a1r1i1a1t1i1o1n1i1s1t1 15

Words with Friends v5a1r1i1a1t1i1o1n2i1s1t1 17

Face value of the 12 tiles in VARIATIONIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
v	1	2
a	2	9
r	1	6
i	3	9
t	2	6
o	1	8
n	1	6
s	1	4

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VARIATIONIST has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with VARIATIONIST

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1 longer words begin with VARIATIONIST.

Shorter words from the letters in VARIATIONIST

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Common questions about VARIATIONIST

Is VARIATIONIST valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts VARIATIONIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is VARIATIONIST worth?: VARIATIONIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to VARIATIONIST?: VARIATIONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of VARIATIONIST:

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