ERYTHRISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ERYTHRISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERYTHRISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERYTHRISM is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERYTHRISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
erythrismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERYTHRISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ERYTHRISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ERYTHRISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ERYTHRISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An unusual redness in the fur, feathers or skin of an animal, caused by an excess of red pigment.
Erythrism turns an animal reddish that is normally another colour, for example a reddish squirrel or bird. It is a harmless colour variation, not a disease.
How ERYTHRISM is used
Erythrism is used by zoologists and bird watchers describing colour variants.
- The rare reddish owl was a striking case of erythrism.
- Erythrism in the fox made its coat glow like copper.
- Birders reported erythrism in a normally brown sparrow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERYTHRISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERYTHRISM
The 9 tiles of ERYTHRISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ERYTHRISM
2 longer words begin with ERYTHRISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ERYTHRISM
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Common questions about ERYTHRISM
- Is ERYTHRISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERYTHRISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERYTHRISM worth?
- ERYTHRISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERYTHRISM mean?
- An unusual redness in the fur, feathers or skin of an animal, caused by an excess of red pigment.
- What letters can be added to ERYTHRISM?
- ERYTHRISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ERYTHRISM:
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