ANARCHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ANARCHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANARCHISM?
| 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 ANARCHISM is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANARCHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anarchismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANARCHISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANARCHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANARCHISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANARCHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The political belief that society works best without a ruling government and should rest on voluntary cooperation.
Anarchism is often confused in everyday talk with mere chaos, yet its supporters usually argue for careful, peaceful self-organisation. It has produced a long tradition of essays, movements and debates stretching back to the nineteenth century.
How ANARCHISM is used
Common in politics, history and philosophy, usually as a name for the doctrine rather than for a person.
- The professor gave a lecture on the roots of anarchism in nineteenth-century Europe.
- Many people wrongly think anarchism simply means disorder.
- Her essay compared anarchism with other radical political ideas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANARCHISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANARCHISM
The 9 tiles of ANARCHISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANARCHISM
1 longer words begin with ANARCHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANARCHISM
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Common questions about ANARCHISM
- Is ANARCHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANARCHISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANARCHISM worth?
- ANARCHISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANARCHISM mean?
- The political belief that society works best without a ruling government and should rest on voluntary cooperation.
- What letters can be added to ANARCHISM?
- ANARCHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANARCHISM:
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