Is “Aorist” a Scrabble word?
Yes
AORIST
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Aorist
/ˈeɪ.ə.ɹɪst/
noun
1.(grammar) A grammatical category of verbs that is often a perfective past: that is, it expresses perfective aspect (also known as aorist aspect) and past tense. The nearest equivalent in English is the simple past.
2.(grammar) This grammatical category in a particular language, for instance, Albanian and Ancient and Modern Greek.
3.(grammar) A particular verb in the aorist.
adjective
1.(grammar) Of or pertaining to a verb in the aorist aspect.
“the aorist stem of a verb”