ENDEMISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ENDEMISM 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 ENDEMISM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENDEMISM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENDEMISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
endemismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENDEMISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ENDEMISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENDEMISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ENDEMISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The ecological condition of a species being native to, and found only in, a particular place.
High endemism is typical of islands and isolated mountains, where species evolve with no contact with relatives elsewhere. Conservationists track it because a lost endemic species is gone from the whole world.
How ENDEMISM is used
Used in ecology and biogeography.
- Madagascar is famous for its high endemism.
- Island endemism makes these birds especially vulnerable.
- The study measured endemism across the mountain range.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ENDEMISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ENDEMISM
1 longer words begin with ENDEMISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ENDEMISM
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Common questions about ENDEMISM
- Is ENDEMISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENDEMISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENDEMISM worth?
- ENDEMISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ENDEMISM mean?
- The ecological condition of a species being native to, and found only in, a particular place.
- What letters can be added to ENDEMISM?
- ENDEMISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ENDEMISM:
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