CLADISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLADISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CLADISM?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLADISM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLADISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cladismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLADISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CLADISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does CLADISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A method of classifying living things strictly by shared characteristics inherited from a common ancestor.
Under cladism, a group counts only if it contains an ancestor and all of its descendants. This is why traditional categories such as reptiles are rejected by its followers, because birds descend from within them.
How CLADISM is used
Used in biology and taxonomy debates; its followers are called cladists.
- Cladism changed how textbooks draw the tree of life.
- Critics of cladism argue that it ignores how different some descendants have become.
- Her thesis compared cladism with older systems of classification.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLADISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLADISM
1 longer words begin with CLADISM.
Shorter words from the letters in CLADISM
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Common questions about CLADISM
- Is CLADISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLADISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLADISM worth?
- CLADISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLADISM mean?
- A method of classifying living things strictly by shared characteristics inherited from a common ancestor.
- What letters can be added to CLADISM?
- CLADISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CLADISM:
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