EMPIRICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. EMPIRICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPIRICISM?
| 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 EMPIRICISM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPIRICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
empiricismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPIRICISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EMPIRICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPIRICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPIRICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The view that knowledge comes mainly from sensory experience, observation and experiment instead of from pure reasoning.
In philosophy empiricism is usually set against rationalism, and it is linked with thinkers such as Locke, Berkeley and Hume. In everyday talk it can simply describe a practical, test-it-and-see attitude in science or medicine.
How EMPIRICISM is used
A philosophy and science term, often contrasted with rationalism.
- British empiricism put experience at the centre of all knowledge.
- The doctor's empiricism meant she trusted trial results over theory.
- Empiricism asks for evidence that anyone could observe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPIRICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPIRICISM
1 longer words begin with EMPIRICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPIRICISM
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Common questions about EMPIRICISM
- Is EMPIRICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPIRICISM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPIRICISM worth?
- EMPIRICISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPIRICISM mean?
- The view that knowledge comes mainly from sensory experience, observation and experiment instead of from pure reasoning.
- What letters can be added to EMPIRICISM?
- EMPIRICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EMPIRICISM:
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