BIOLOGISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BIOLOGISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIOLOGISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIOLOGISM is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIOLOGISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
biologismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIOLOGISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIOLOGISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIOLOGISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIOLOGISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The explanation of human behaviour and society chiefly in terms of biology.
Critics use biologism as a mild reproach for theories that ignore culture, upbringing and history. It points to a way of thinking rather than a branch of biology, and it often turns up in debates about nature versus nurture.
How BIOLOGISM is used
Used in sociology, philosophy and social science, often as criticism.
- The sociologist accused the author of crude biologism.
- Biologism treats social habits as if they were simply inherited traits.
- The lecture warned against the biologism of early theories.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIOLOGISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIOLOGISM
1 longer words begin with BIOLOGISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BIOLOGISM
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Common questions about BIOLOGISM
- Is BIOLOGISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIOLOGISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIOLOGISM worth?
- BIOLOGISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIOLOGISM mean?
- The explanation of human behaviour and society chiefly in terms of biology.
- What letters can be added to BIOLOGISM?
- BIOLOGISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIOLOGISM:
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