ANICONISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ANICONISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ANICONISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANICONISM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANICONISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aniconismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANICONISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANICONISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANICONISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of ANICONISM
The 9 tiles of ANICONISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ANICONISM
1 longer words begin with ANICONISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANICONISM
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Common questions about ANICONISM
- Is ANICONISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ANICONISM is not in it.
- How many points is ANICONISM worth?
- ANICONISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANICONISM?
- ANICONISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANICONISM:
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