AUTOMATISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AUTOMATISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AUTOMATISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUTOMATISM is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUTOMATISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
automatismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUTOMATISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AUTOMATISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUTOMATISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUTOMATISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Action carried out without conscious thought or intention.
In law, automatism can be a defence when a person acts during sleepwalking or a seizure and has no control. In art, the Surrealists practised automatism, letting the hand draw or write without planning.
How AUTOMATISM is used
Used in psychology, law, art and philosophy.
- The defence argued that the act was caused by automatism.
- The poem was written in a state of artistic automatism.
- Driving a familiar route can become an automatism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUTOMATISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUTOMATISM
1 longer words begin with AUTOMATISM.
Shorter words from the letters in AUTOMATISM
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Common questions about AUTOMATISM
- Is AUTOMATISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUTOMATISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUTOMATISM worth?
- AUTOMATISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUTOMATISM mean?
- Action carried out without conscious thought or intention.
- What letters can be added to AUTOMATISM?
- AUTOMATISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AUTOMATISM:
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