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artist

/ˈɑɹ.tɪst/
noun

ARTIST meaning: a person who creates art; the word scores 6 points in Scrabble and rearranges into four anagrams.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A person who creates art.

  2. A person who is skilled at some activity.

  3. A recording artist.

  4. A person who creates visual art (in contrast to literature, music etc.)

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From French artiste, from Late Latin artista, from ars (“art”). Doublet of artiste. Displaced native Old English cræftiga. By surface analysis, art + -ist.

ARTIST carries three related meanings: a person who creates art, someone skilled at an activity, or a recording artist. It is marked common, with a frequency count of 25,056. Its six one-point tiles earn 6 Scrabble points, and it rearranges into four anagrams, including TRAITS and STRAIT.

ARTIST at a glance

  • ARTIST has six letters and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
  • Its definition covers a creator, a skilled person, and a recording artist.
  • TRAITS, STRAIT, STRATI, and SITTAR use the same six tiles.
  • The rhyme set has 12 entries, including LIST, EXIST, and ASSIST.

What does ARTIST mean?

ARTIST first names a person who creates art, but its definition reaches beyond that sense: it also describes someone skilled at an activity. The third meaning, a recording artist, refers to a performer. Those senses make the word fit more than one kind of clue.

The common word appears in ordinary writing, with a frequency count of 25,056. In a clue about a singer, the recording-artist sense is the natural match; a clue about someone notably skilled points to the broader activity sense.

ARTIST meaning, Scrabble score, and anagrams

ARTIST scores 6 points at face value: A, R, T, I, S, and the second T are each worth one point. The repeated T is easy to overlook when you rearrange the tiles, so count both before checking a new spelling.

Four anagrams use the same letters: TRAITS, STRAIT, STRATI, and SITTAR. TRAITS and STRAIT are familiar forms; STRATI and SITTAR are less familiar, so spelling alone is no guarantee that every game will accept them.

ARTIST has 12 listed rhymes, including LIST, EXIST, ASSIST, TWIST, and RESIST. The shared ending is “ist”; the examples range from short words to longer forms such as SCIENTIST and JOURNALIST.

The recorded one-letter-neighbour set contains one entry, but a single changed tile does not guarantee a playable word. For a close call, check the word list used by your game rather than relying on spelling resemblance.

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Questions people ask

Is ARTIST a valid Scrabble word?
ARTIST appears in the word sources used for this entry, including Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. It scores 6 points before any board bonuses. Game word lists can differ, so check the list used in your match if an acceptance dispute matters.
What are the anagrams of ARTIST?
The four listed anagrams are TRAITS, STRAIT, STRATI, and SITTAR. Each rearranges the same six letters, including both T tiles. TRAITS and STRAIT are the more familiar options; confirm unfamiliar forms in your game's dictionary.
How many words rhyme with ARTIST?
ARTIST has 12 listed rhymes. Examples include LIST, EXIST, ASSIST, TWIST, and RESIST, with longer matches such as SCIENTIST and JOURNALIST. The shared ending is “ist,” which gives you a useful sound pattern when searching for a rhyme.

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