ATTICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ATTICISM 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 ATTICISM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATTICISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATTICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atticismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATTICISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ATTICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATTICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ATTICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A concise and elegant expression, or a word or form characteristic of Attic Greek.
Atticism recalls the polished speech of ancient Athens, which later writers treated as a model of clarity. In a looser sense it names any neat, refined turn of phrase. Scholars also use it to discuss the movement that tried to revive classical Athenian style.
How ATTICISM is used
Atticism is a literary term for refined style or an Athenian idiom.
- The essay was full of atticism and dry wit.
- A scholar noted each atticism in the orator's speech.
- He prized atticism above flowery rhetoric.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATTICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ATTICISM
The 8 tiles of ATTICISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ATTICISM
1 longer words begin with ATTICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ATTICISM
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Common questions about ATTICISM
- Is ATTICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATTICISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATTICISM worth?
- ATTICISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATTICISM mean?
- A concise and elegant expression, or a word or form characteristic of Attic Greek.
- What letters can be added to ATTICISM?
- ATTICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ATTICISM:
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