BIPEDALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BIPEDALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIPEDALISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIPEDALISM is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIPEDALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bipedalismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIPEDALISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BIPEDALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIPEDALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BIPEDALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The habit or ability of walking on two feet.
Anthropologists see bipedalism as a turning point in human evolution because it freed the hands for carrying and making tools. Birds are also bipedal, but their gait differs from ours.
How BIPEDALISM is used
Used in biology and anthropology.
- Bipedalism is one of the defining traits of humans.
- Fossil footprints offered early evidence of bipedalism.
- Some scientists link bipedalism to life on open grassland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIPEDALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIPEDALISM
1 longer words begin with BIPEDALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BIPEDALISM
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Common questions about BIPEDALISM
- Is BIPEDALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIPEDALISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIPEDALISM worth?
- BIPEDALISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIPEDALISM mean?
- The habit or ability of walking on two feet.
- What letters can be added to BIPEDALISM?
- BIPEDALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BIPEDALISM:
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