AGEISM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AGEISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGEISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGEISM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGEISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ageismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AGEISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AGEISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does AGEISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Prejudice or unfair treatment of people because of their age, most often against older people.
Ageism was coined in 1969 by the American gerontologist Robert Butler, on the model of racism and sexism. It covers hiring practices that favour the young, jokes about the old, and assumptions that a person cannot learn or work after a certain birthday. Younger people can suffer it too, when they are dismissed as too inexperienced to be taken seriously.
How AGEISM is used
Common in news, workplace policy and law; the adjective is ageist.
- The lawsuit accused the company of ageism in its layoffs.
- Ageism often hides behind phrases like a fresh face.
- She spoke out against ageism in the film industry.
- Nobody should face ageism when applying for a job at sixty.
- The campaign set out to challenge everyday ageism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGEISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AGEISM
The 6 tiles of AGEISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AGEISM
1 longer words begin with AGEISM.
Shorter words from the letters in AGEISM
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Common questions about AGEISM
- Is AGEISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGEISM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGEISM worth?
- AGEISM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGEISM mean?
- Prejudice or unfair treatment of people because of their age, most often against older people.
- What letters can be added to AGEISM?
- AGEISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AGEISM:
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