BOGYISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BOGYISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOGYISM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOGYISM is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOGYISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bogyismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOGYISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOGYISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does BOGYISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Belief in bogies, meaning goblins and other frightening imaginary beings.
Bogyism treats such creatures as real and worth fearing. It can also describe the habit of frightening people with imaginary dangers.
How BOGYISM is used
Bogyism is a rare word, found mainly in old essays about superstition.
- Village bogyism kept children away from the marsh.
- The author mocks the bogyism of his age.
- Education slowly replaced bogyism with curiosity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOGYISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOGYISM
1 longer words begin with BOGYISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BOGYISM
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Common questions about BOGYISM
- Is BOGYISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOGYISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOGYISM worth?
- BOGYISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOGYISM mean?
- Belief in bogies, meaning goblins and other frightening imaginary beings.
- What letters can be added to BOGYISM?
- BOGYISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOGYISM:
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