CANNIBALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CANNIBALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CANNIBALISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CANNIBALISM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CANNIBALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cannibalismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CANNIBALISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CANNIBALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CANNIBALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CANNIBALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The eating of one own kind, either people eating people or animals eating their own species.
Cannibalism occurs in some insects, fish and spiders, and it has been recorded in human history in times of famine or ritual. In business, the word is used figuratively when a new product eats into the sales of an older one from the same company.
How CANNIBALISM is used
Literal in zoology and history, figurative in marketing.
- Cannibalism is common among some spiders.
- Stories of cannibalism shocked the explorers.
- The new phone caused cannibalism of the older model sales.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CANNIBALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CANNIBALISM
1 longer words begin with CANNIBALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in CANNIBALISM
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Common questions about CANNIBALISM
- Is CANNIBALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CANNIBALISM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CANNIBALISM worth?
- CANNIBALISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CANNIBALISM mean?
- The eating of one own kind, either people eating people or animals eating their own species.
- What letters can be added to CANNIBALISM?
- CANNIBALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CANNIBALISM:
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