WELFARIST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WELFARIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WELFARIST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WELFARIST is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELFARIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
welfaristsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WELFARIST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WELFARIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WELFARIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WELFARIST
- All 9 letters of WELFARIST are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WELFARIST mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Supporting or relating to a state system that gives public help to citizens in need.
A welfarist argument usually stresses that government should protect people from poverty and illness. The label is mostly political and often appears in debates about taxes and benefits.
How WELFARIST is used
Used in politics and economics to describe policies or people favouring a welfare state; it is sometimes also a noun for a supporter.
- The senator gave a welfarist speech about free healthcare.
- Critics called the budget too welfarist for a growing economy.
- Her welfarist views shaped how she voted on housing aid.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WELFARIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WELFARIST
2 longer words begin with WELFARIST.
Shorter words from the letters in WELFARIST
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Common questions about WELFARIST
- Is WELFARIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELFARIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WELFARIST worth?
- WELFARIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WELFARIST mean?
- Supporting or relating to a state system that gives public help to citizens in need.
- What letters can be added to WELFARIST?
- WELFARIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WELFARIST:
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