EROTISM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. EROTISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EROTISM?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EROTISM is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EROTISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
erotismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EROTISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EROTISM, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What stands out about EROTISM
- The same 7 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 EROTISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Sexual desire or excitement, or the quality of being erotic.
Erotism is a less common spelling of eroticism, and critics use it to talk about desire in art or literature. The word is more at home in essays than in daily conversation.
How EROTISM is used
Erotism is mainly found in literary and cultural criticism.
- The poem is full of quiet erotism.
- Critics wrote about the erotism of the painting.
- Her essay explores erotism in modern fiction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EROTISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of EROTISM
The 7 tiles of EROTISM in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with EROTISM
1 longer words begin with EROTISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EROTISM
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Common questions about EROTISM
- Is EROTISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EROTISM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EROTISM worth?
- EROTISM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EROTISM mean?
- Sexual desire or excitement, or the quality of being erotic.
- What letters can be added to EROTISM?
- EROTISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EROTISM:
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