ECONOMISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. ECONOMISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ECONOMISM?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ECONOMISM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ECONOMISM

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ECONOMISM scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in ECONOMISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECONOMISM has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ECONOMISM

• The same 9 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

Anagrams of ECONOMISM

The 9 tiles of ECONOMISM in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with ECONOMISM

1 longer words begin with ECONOMISM.

Shorter words from the letters in ECONOMISM

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Common questions about ECONOMISM

Is ECONOMISM valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECONOMISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ECONOMISM worth?

ECONOMISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ECONOMISM?

ECONOMISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.