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01 Word definition

linguist

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is LINGUIST a word?

Yes. LINGUIST is a 8-letter noun. a specialist in linguistics Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell LINGUIST?

L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T

LINGUIST contains 8 letters, begins with L, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. a specialist in linguistics

2noun

  1. a person who speaks more than one language

Synonyms
linguistic scientistpolyglot
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends13points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is LINGUIST spelled?

L1I2N3G4U5I6S7T8
Starts withLINFirst 3 letters
Ends withISTLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats I
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →8-letter words →Words starting with LIN →Words ending in IST →Words made from LINGUIST →Words with G →Words with I →Words with L →Words with N →

03 Word-game status

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04 Related words

More words to explore.

lingiest9 ptslibelist10 ptslinguisa9 ptslinkiest12 ptslintiest8 ptslichtest13 ptslightest12 ptslimbiest12 ptslinguica11 ptslinguine9 ptslinguini9 ptslippiest12 pts

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About LINGUIST.

How do you spell LINGUIST?

LINGUIST is spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-S-T. It contains 8 letters.