ALIENISM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ALIENISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALIENISM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALIENISM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALIENISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alienismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALIENISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALIENISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALIENISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALIENISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The old name for the study and treatment of mental illness; also the status of being a foreigner.
Nineteenth-century doctors who treated insanity were called alienists, and their field was alienism. The term is now historical, replaced by psychiatry. A second, legal meaning refers to the condition of an alien living in a foreign country.
How ALIENISM is used
Historical and rare; modern writers choose psychiatry.
- He trained in alienism at a large asylum.
- The journal on alienism published case studies from the hospital.
- Legal alienism limited what foreigners could own.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALIENISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ALIENISM
The 8 tiles of ALIENISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ALIENISM
1 longer words begin with ALIENISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALIENISM
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Common questions about ALIENISM
- Is ALIENISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALIENISM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALIENISM worth?
- ALIENISM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALIENISM mean?
- The old name for the study and treatment of mental illness; also the status of being a foreigner.
- What letters can be added to ALIENISM?
- ALIENISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALIENISM:
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