AUTECISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUTECISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTECISM?
| 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 AUTECISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTECISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
autecismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTECISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AUTECISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTECISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AUTECISM
- All 8 letters of AUTECISM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AUTECISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The development of the whole life cycle of a parasite, especially a parasitic fungus, on a single host.
Autecism is a biologists term for a parasite that never needs to change hosts to finish its life cycle. It contrasts with heteroecism, where different stages need different hosts. The idea matters in plant pathology, for example in studying rust fungi.
How AUTECISM is used
Autecism is a specialised term in parasitology and plant pathology.
- The fungus shows autecism, completing its whole cycle on wheat.
- Autecism simplifies the control of a disease because only one host is involved.
- The textbook contrasted autecism with the more complicated cycles of other rusts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTECISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTECISM
1 longer words begin with AUTECISM.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTECISM
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Common questions about AUTECISM
- Is AUTECISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTECISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTECISM worth?
- AUTECISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTECISM mean?
- The development of the whole life cycle of a parasite, especially a parasitic fungus, on a single host.
- What letters can be added to AUTECISM?
- AUTECISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AUTECISM:
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