Is HUMANISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HUMANISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HUMANISTS mean?
Humanists is a form of HUMANIST.
- noun
a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
- adjective
of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism
“the humanistic revival of learning”
- noun
an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
- adjective
of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
“the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + U (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 14 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 HUMANISTS
HUMANISTS 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 HUMANISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- humanist13
- hassium12
- humints12
- isthmus12
- hitman11
- humans11
- humint11
- musths11
- muthas11
- samshu11
- shamus11
- shumai11
- smiths11
- tsunamis10
- shantis10
- shiatsu10
- human10
- maths10
- musth10
- mutha10
- shams10
- shims10
- shtum10
- smash10
- smith10
- smush10
- autisms9
- manitus9
- santims9
- santimu9
- tsunami9
- haints9
- haunts9
- hiatus9
- shanti9
- shunts9
- snaths9
- tussah9
- unhats9
- hams9
- hims9
- hums9
- mash9
- math9
- mush9
- sham9
- shim9
- animus8
- autism8
- maists8
- manitu8
- mantis8
- matins8
- santim8
- haint8
- hants8
- haunt8
- hints8
- hists8
- hunts8
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