Is ELEGISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELEGISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELEGISTS mean?
Elegists is a form of ELEGIST.
- noun
the author of a mournful poem lamenting the dead
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ELEGISTS
ELEGISTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ELEGISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elegist8
- elegits8
- legists8
- listees7
- telesis7
- tieless7
- egests7
- egises7
- elegit7
- geests7
- gestes7
- gleets7
- glisse7
- legist7
- legits7
- lieges7
- sieges7
- elites6
- islets6
- istles6
- listee6
- sleets6
- sliest6
- steels6
- steles6
- stiles6
- egest6
- geest6
- gelts6
- geste6
- gests6
- gilts6
- gists6
- gites6
- glees6
- gleet6
- leges6
- legit6
- liege6
- siege6
- elite5
- isles5
- islet5
- istle5
- leets5
- lists5
- lites5
- seels5
- seise5
- silts5
- sites5
- sleet5
- slits5
- steel5
- stele5
- sties5
- stile5
- teels5
- teles5
- tiles5
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