ANIMISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANIMISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANIMISM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANIMISM is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANIMISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
animismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ANIMISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANIMISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does ANIMISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The belief that natural objects and phenomena have souls.
Animism holds that rivers, trees, stones and weather can possess a spirit. Anthropologists use animism to describe many traditional belief systems, and the term was also used in older medical theory about the soul as the source of life.
How ANIMISM is used
Animism is a term of religious studies and anthropology.
- Animism sees a living spirit in every forest.
- The book compares animism with later organised religions.
- Elements of animism survive in many folk customs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANIMISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ANIMISM
1 longer words begin with ANIMISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ANIMISM
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Common questions about ANIMISM
- Is ANIMISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANIMISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANIMISM worth?
- ANIMISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANIMISM mean?
- The belief that natural objects and phenomena have souls.
- What letters can be added to ANIMISM?
- ANIMISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANIMISM:
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