ERETHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ERETHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERETHISM?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERETHISM is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERETHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
erethismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERETHISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ERETHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ERETHISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ERETHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
An abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation in the body or mind.
Erethism is linked in the history of medicine with mercury poisoning, which once afflicted hat makers and caused shyness, tremor and sudden anger. Doctors also used the word for an overexcited state of an organ. It is a clinical term, not an everyday one.
How ERETHISM is used
Used in medical and historical writing about poisoning and nervous excitement.
- Mercury exposure produced erethism in many nineteenth-century workers.
- The physician noted signs of erethism, including restlessness and irritability.
- Erethism can make even a light touch painful.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERETHISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERETHISM
The 8 tiles of ERETHISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ERETHISM
2 longer words begin with ERETHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ERETHISM
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Common questions about ERETHISM
- Is ERETHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERETHISM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERETHISM worth?
- ERETHISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERETHISM mean?
- An abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation in the body or mind.
- What letters can be added to ERETHISM?
- ERETHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ERETHISM:
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