WISDOM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WISDOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WISDOM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WISDOM is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WISDOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wisdomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WISDOM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WISDOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does WISDOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Good judgment based on experience, knowledge and common sense.
Wisdom is more than knowing facts: it is the ability to use what one knows, and what one has lived through, to decide well. People speak of the wisdom of the old, of folk wisdom, or of a choice whose wisdom only showed years later. The word also names a book of the Apocrypha, the Wisdom of Solomon.
How WISDOM is used
Common in ordinary speech, proverbs and religious or literary writing.
- Her wisdom showed in how little she said.
- There is some wisdom in waiting a day before replying.
- The village elders were respected for their wisdom.
- Conventional wisdom says to save before you spend.
- He questioned the wisdom of driving at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WISDOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WISDOM
1 longer words begin with WISDOM.
Shorter words from the letters in WISDOM
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Common questions about WISDOM
- Is WISDOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WISDOM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WISDOM worth?
- WISDOM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WISDOM mean?
- Good judgment based on experience, knowledge and common sense.
- What letters can be added to WISDOM?
- WISDOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WISDOM:
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