BIMETALLISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BIMETALLISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIMETALLISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIMETALLISM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIMETALLISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bimetallismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIMETALLISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BIMETALLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIMETALLISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIMETALLISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A monetary system in which two metals, usually gold and silver, are both legal money at a fixed ratio.
Bimetallism was hotly debated in the late nineteenth century, when supporters hoped silver coinage would ease debt and raise prices. Its opponents preferred a single gold standard, and bimetallism gradually disappeared.
How BIMETALLISM is used
An economics and history term, often paired with the gold standard.
- Bimetallism tied the currency to both gold and silver.
- Farmers supported bimetallism to ease their debts.
- The country abandoned bimetallism in the 1870s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIMETALLISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIMETALLISM
1 longer words begin with BIMETALLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BIMETALLISM
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Common questions about BIMETALLISM
- Is BIMETALLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIMETALLISM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIMETALLISM worth?
- BIMETALLISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIMETALLISM mean?
- A monetary system in which two metals, usually gold and silver, are both legal money at a fixed ratio.
- What letters can be added to BIMETALLISM?
- BIMETALLISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BIMETALLISM:
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