ACADEMISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ACADEMISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ACADEMISM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACADEMISM is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACADEMISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
academismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACADEMISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ACADEMISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACADEMISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ACADEMISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Strict loyalty to formal rules and conventions, especially in art or literature.
Critics use academism for work that follows tradition so closely that it feels stiff or lifeless. The term can also refer to the teachings of the ancient Academic school of philosophy.
How ACADEMISM is used
Used in art criticism, often with a slightly negative tone.
- Younger painters rebelled against the academism of the salon.
- The review accused the novel of cold academism.
- Academism kept the school from trying new methods.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ACADEMISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ACADEMISM
1 longer words begin with ACADEMISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ACADEMISM
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Common questions about ACADEMISM
- Is ACADEMISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ACADEMISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ACADEMISM worth?
- ACADEMISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ACADEMISM mean?
- Strict loyalty to formal rules and conventions, especially in art or literature.
- What letters can be added to ACADEMISM?
- ACADEMISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ACADEMISM:
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