DEISM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DEISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEISM is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
deismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DEISM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DEISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about DEISM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The belief that a god created the universe but does not intervene in it afterward, based on reason and observation of nature rather than religious revelation.
Deism became especially influential during the Enlightenment, when thinkers argued that the order visible in nature pointed to a creator, while rejecting miracles, prophecy, and organized religious doctrine as unreliable sources of truth. Several prominent figures associated with the founding of the United States, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, expressed views closely tied to deism. Unlike theism, which usually holds that a god remains actively involved in the world, deism generally pictures a creator who set the universe in motion and then stepped back.
How DEISM is used
A term from philosophy and the history of religion, common in discussions of Enlightenment thought.
- Enlightenment philosophers helped popularize deism across Europe.
- His writings reflected a quiet deism rather than traditional faith.
- Deism rejects the idea of miracles interrupting natural law.
- Historians debated how deeply deism shaped the founding generation.
- The professor traced the roots of deism back to the seventeenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEISM
The 5 tiles of DEISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DEISM
1 longer words begin with DEISM.
Words ending in DEISM
1 words end in DEISM. Useful as a back hook: play DEISM onto a word already on the board.
Words with DEISM inside
1 words contain DEISM in the middle. Words that start with DEISM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DEISM
Common questions about DEISM
- Is DEISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEISM, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEISM worth?
- DEISM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEISM mean?
- The belief that a god created the universe but does not intervene in it afterward, based on reason and observation of nature rather than religious revelation.
- What letters can be added to DEISM?
- DEISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DEISM:
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