CIVISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CIVISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CIVISM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CIVISM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CIVISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
civismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CIVISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CIVISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does CIVISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Good citizenship, the willingness to act for the benefit of the community.
Civism is built from the Latin word for citizen, and it describes the habits of a person who votes, obeys fair laws and helps neighbours. The word gained fame in the French Revolution, when a certificate of civism proved a person's loyalty to the new republic. In modern writing it is uncommon and sounds rather formal.
How CIVISM is used
Formal and uncommon; found in political and historical writing.
- The teacher spoke about civism at the school assembly.
- Voting in every election was, for him, a matter of civism.
- Acts of civism kept the little town clean and safe.
- Her civism showed in the hours she gave to the local council.
- The essay praised the civism of ordinary volunteers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CIVISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CIVISM
1 longer words begin with CIVISM.
Shorter words from the letters in CIVISM
Common questions about CIVISM
- Is CIVISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CIVISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CIVISM worth?
- CIVISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CIVISM mean?
- Good citizenship, the willingness to act for the benefit of the community.
- What letters can be added to CIVISM?
- CIVISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CIVISM:
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