VERBALIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. VERBALIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERBALIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERBALIST is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERBALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
verbalistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERBALIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VERBALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VERBALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VERBALIST
- All 9 letters of VERBALIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VERBALIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who cares more about words and phrasing than about their meaning or the facts.
A verbalist may be a skilled wordsmith, but the label usually hints at empty eloquence. Critics use it for a speaker who dazzles with language yet says little of substance.
How VERBALIST is used
Verbalist is a somewhat literary term, sometimes used as mild criticism.
- The senator was a verbalist who loved a good phrase.
- Being a verbalist, he argued about wording instead of the issue.
- She dismissed the critic as a mere verbalist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERBALIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VERBALIST
2 longer words begin with VERBALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in VERBALIST
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Common questions about VERBALIST
- Is VERBALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERBALIST, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERBALIST worth?
- VERBALIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERBALIST mean?
- A person who cares more about words and phrasing than about their meaning or the facts.
- What letters can be added to VERBALIST?
- VERBALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VERBALIST:
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