ATROPISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ATROPISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATROPISM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATROPISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATROPISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atropismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATROPISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATROPISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATROPISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ATROPISM
- All 8 letters of ATROPISM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ATROPISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalrare
A condition of poisoning caused by atropine or by plants such as belladonna that contain it.
Atropism describes the set of symptoms that follow an overdose of atropine, from a dry mouth and wide pupils to a racing pulse. The word is dated and has largely been replaced by atropine poisoning. Old medical texts still use it.
How ATROPISM is used
Atropism is an old medical term for belladonna or atropine poisoning.
- The doctor diagnosed atropism after the child ate the berries.
- Dilated pupils are a classic sign of atropism.
- Early toxicology books described atropism in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATROPISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ATROPISM
The 8 tiles of ATROPISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ATROPISM
1 longer words begin with ATROPISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ATROPISM
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Common questions about ATROPISM
- Is ATROPISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATROPISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATROPISM worth?
- ATROPISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATROPISM mean?
- A condition of poisoning caused by atropine or by plants such as belladonna that contain it.
- What letters can be added to ATROPISM?
- ATROPISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATROPISM:
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