Egoist
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who is excessively self-centred and vain, placing their own interests above those of everyone else.
“Colleagues grew weary of the egoist who turned every meeting into a showcase for his own achievements.”
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e·go·ist
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The EGO root is easy to identify and the -IST ending is one of the most common suffixes in English
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Worth 7 points, the -IST suffix hooks cleanly and all tiles are low value but common
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