ERGOTISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ERGOTISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERGOTISM?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERGOTISM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERGOTISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ergotismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERGOTISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ERGOTISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ERGOTISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ERGOTISM
- All 8 letters of ERGOTISM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ERGOTISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Poisoning caused by eating grain, especially rye, infected with the ergot fungus.
Outbreaks of ergotism in medieval Europe brought burning pain, hallucinations and gangrene, and were once known as St Anthony's fire. Modern grain inspection has made the illness very rare. Historians sometimes suggest it explains strange episodes of mass hysteria.
How ERGOTISM is used
Used in medicine and history when discussing the illness caused by contaminated rye bread.
- Doctors traced the village's sickness to ergotism from spoiled rye.
- Ergotism could cause visions as well as severe physical pain.
- Some historians blame ergotism for the strange events of that summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERGOTISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERGOTISM
The 8 tiles of ERGOTISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ERGOTISM
1 longer words begin with ERGOTISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ERGOTISM
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Common questions about ERGOTISM
- Is ERGOTISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERGOTISM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERGOTISM worth?
- ERGOTISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERGOTISM mean?
- Poisoning caused by eating grain, especially rye, infected with the ergot fungus.
- What letters can be added to ERGOTISM?
- ERGOTISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ERGOTISM:
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