ALPINISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ALPINISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALPINISM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALPINISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALPINISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alpinismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALPINISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALPINISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALPINISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALPINISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The sport or practice of climbing high mountains, originally those of the Alps.
Alpinism involves ice, rock and weather skills as well as endurance, and it differs from simple hill walking. Over time the word has come to cover serious mountaineering anywhere in the world.
How ALPINISM is used
Alpinism is found in sports writing and histories of mountaineering.
- Alpinism grew popular in the nineteenth century.
- He gave up alpinism after a bad fall on the glacier.
- The club promotes alpinism among young climbers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALPINISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALPINISM
1 longer words begin with ALPINISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ALPINISM
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Common questions about ALPINISM
- Is ALPINISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALPINISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALPINISM worth?
- ALPINISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALPINISM mean?
- The sport or practice of climbing high mountains, originally those of the Alps.
- What letters can be added to ALPINISM?
- ALPINISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALPINISM:
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