VITALISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VITALISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VITALISTIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VITALISTIC is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VITALISTIC
No single letter turns VITALISTIC into another word.
How VITALISTIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in VITALISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VITALISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VITALISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the doctrine that living things depend on a special life force beyond physical and chemical processes.
Vitalistic ideas were popular before biochemistry explained much of what cells do. Today the word mostly appears in the history of science or in discussions of alternative philosophies.
How VITALISTIC is used
Vitalistic is used in philosophy and the history of science to describe belief in a distinct life force.
- Early physicians held a vitalistic view of the body.
- The author rejects any vitalistic explanation of growth.
- Vitalistic theories lost ground as chemistry advanced.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VITALISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VITALISTIC
1 longer words begin with VITALISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in VITALISTIC
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Common questions about VITALISTIC
- Is VITALISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VITALISTIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VITALISTIC worth?
- VITALISTIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VITALISTIC mean?
- Relating to the doctrine that living things depend on a special life force beyond physical and chemical processes.
- What letters can be added to VITALISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to VITALISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of VITALISTIC:
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