ANGLICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANGLICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANGLICISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANGLICISM is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANGLICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
anglicismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANGLICISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANGLICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANGLICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANGLICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A word or phrase borrowed from English into another language, or an idiom typical of English.
Words like "weekend" and "computer" are anglicisms in French and German. Purists in some countries campaign against each new anglicism that enters the language.
How ANGLICISM is used
Used in linguistics and in debates about language purity.
- "Parking" is an anglicism that French speakers use every day.
- The editor removed each anglicism from the translation.
- Many an anglicism entered Spanish through business and technology.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANGLICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANGLICISM
1 longer words begin with ANGLICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANGLICISM
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Common questions about ANGLICISM
- Is ANGLICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANGLICISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANGLICISM worth?
- ANGLICISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANGLICISM mean?
- A word or phrase borrowed from English into another language, or an idiom typical of English.
- What letters can be added to ANGLICISM?
- ANGLICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANGLICISM:
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