BOURBONISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BOURBONISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOURBONISM?
| 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 BOURBONISM is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOURBONISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bourbonismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOURBONISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BOURBONISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOURBONISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOURBONISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Stubborn political conservatism, or loyalty to the principles of the Bourbon royal house.
The Bourbon kings of France were said to have learned nothing and forgotten nothing, and bourbonism took its meaning from that reputation. In American history it was also hurled at old-style conservatives. Today it is a rare, scholarly term.
How BOURBONISM is used
Rare and mostly historical; bourbonism is used in political writing for obstinate resistance to change.
- Critics accused the minister of bourbonism for rejecting every reform.
- Historians trace the party's bourbonism to its fear of change.
- Such bourbonism left the regime unable to adapt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOURBONISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOURBONISM
1 longer words begin with BOURBONISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BOURBONISM
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Common questions about BOURBONISM
- Is BOURBONISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOURBONISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOURBONISM worth?
- BOURBONISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOURBONISM mean?
- Stubborn political conservatism, or loyalty to the principles of the Bourbon royal house.
- What letters can be added to BOURBONISM?
- BOURBONISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BOURBONISM:
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