EROTICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EROTICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EROTICISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EROTICISM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EROTICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
eroticismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EROTICISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EROTICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EROTICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EROTICISM
- The same 9 tiles also spell 3 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
What does EROTICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of arousing sexual feeling, or the use of such themes in art and writing.
Critics speak of eroticism when a film, painting or poem is charged with desire without necessarily being explicit. The word also names sexual excitement itself. It is a more neutral and analytical term than its cruder relatives.
How EROTICISM is used
Used in art criticism, literature and discussion of culture.
- The eroticism of the poem lay in what it hinted rather than said.
- Critics debated the eroticism of the painter's late work.
- The novel treats eroticism with a cool, literary eye.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EROTICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EROTICISM
The 9 tiles of EROTICISM in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EROTICISM
1 longer words begin with EROTICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EROTICISM
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Common questions about EROTICISM
- Is EROTICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EROTICISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EROTICISM worth?
- EROTICISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EROTICISM mean?
- The quality of arousing sexual feeling, or the use of such themes in art and writing.
- What letters can be added to EROTICISM?
- EROTICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EROTICISM:
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