VIOLIST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. VIOLIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VIOLIST?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VIOLIST is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VIOLIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
violistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VIOLIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VIOLIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does VIOLIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A musician who plays the viola, or sometimes the viol.
A violist sits in the middle of the string section, playing the instrument slightly larger and lower in pitch than the violin. In early music the word can instead point to a player of the older viol family. Context usually shows which meaning is intended.
How VIOLIST is used
Used in orchestral and chamber music contexts.
- The violist joined the quartet last spring.
- A violist must read the alto clef.
- She trained as a violist before becoming a conductor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VIOLIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VIOLIST
1 longer words begin with VIOLIST.
Shorter words from the letters in VIOLIST
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Common questions about VIOLIST
- Is VIOLIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIOLIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VIOLIST worth?
- VIOLIST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VIOLIST mean?
- A musician who plays the viola, or sometimes the viol.
- What letters can be added to VIOLIST?
- VIOLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VIOLIST:
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