BOLSHEVISM is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. BOLSHEVISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOLSHEVISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLSHEVISM is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLSHEVISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bolshevismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLSHEVISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BOLSHEVISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOLSHEVISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOLSHEVISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The communist doctrine of the Bolsheviks, who took power in Russia in 1917.
Bolshevism grew out of the Russian socialist movement and called for a revolution led by a disciplined party. In the West the word long served as a loose label, often a hostile one, for Soviet communism.
How BOLSHEVISM is used
Used in history writing and political debate.
- Bolshevism spread quickly after the revolution.
- The historian traced the roots of Bolshevism to earlier radical groups.
- Newspapers of the time warned against bolshevism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOLSHEVISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOLSHEVISM
1 longer words begin with BOLSHEVISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLSHEVISM
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Common questions about BOLSHEVISM
- Is BOLSHEVISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOLSHEVISM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOLSHEVISM worth?
- BOLSHEVISM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOLSHEVISM mean?
- The communist doctrine of the Bolsheviks, who took power in Russia in 1917.
- What letters can be added to BOLSHEVISM?
- BOLSHEVISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BOLSHEVISM:
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