Is MACHINISTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MACHINISTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MACHINISTS mean?
Machinists is a form of MACHINIST.
- noun
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 17 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 MACHINISTS
MACHINISTS 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 MACHINISTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- machinist16
- tachisms15
- histamins14
- isthmians14
- chiasmi14
- chiasms14
- isthmic14
- simchas14
- tachism14
- actinisms13
- chiantis13
- histamin13
- isthmian13
- shitcans13
- thiamins13
- chasms13
- chiasm13
- schism13
- simcha13
- actinism12
- chianti12
- chitins12
- mishits12
- sashimi12
- shitcan12
- thiamin12
- chams12
- chasm12
- machs12
- match12
- mastics11
- misacts11
- miscast11
- canthi11
- chains11
- chants11
- chinas11
- chints11
- chitin11
- hitman11
- ischia11
- isthmi11
- minish11
- mishit11
- schist11
- smiths11
- snatch11
- snitch11
- stanch11
- stichs11
- cham11
- mach11
- animists10
- shantis10
- tahinis10
- aminic10
- manics10
- mantic10
- mastic10
- misact10
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