Definitions for finalist

finalist fi·nal·ist

Spelling: [fahyn-l-ist]
IPA: /ˈfaɪn l ɪst/

Finalist is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 254 anagrams from letters in finalist (afiilnst).

Definitions for finalist

noun

  1. a person entitled to participate in the final or decisive contest in a series, as in musical or athletic competition.

Origin of finalist

First recorded in 1895-1900; final + -ist

Examples for finalist

We learn that Rachel is a finalist for the part of Fanny Brice in the revival of Funny Girl.

The finalist or teleological conception is not any more tenable, for Evolution is not simply the realization of a plan.

Already the finalist theory of life eludes all precise verification.

It was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2011, but questions over who the author was—Wallace or Pietsch?

The duo also thanked mentor—and former CVFF finalist—Prabal Gurung for his assistance and support.

René Steinke was a 2005 National Book Award finalist in fiction for her novel Holy Skirts.

The 2013 fiction judges:  Charles Baxter was a finalist for the National Book Award in fiction in 2000 for The Feast of Love.

For months, I struggled with the decision and after being rejected as a finalist from a fellowship I found myself at a crossroads.

Lepore was awarded a Bancroft Prize for her book The Name of War and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for New York Burning.

This reason is a logical necessity, but the logical necessity does not prove the teleological or finalist necessity.

Word Value for finalist
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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