ESOTERICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ESOTERICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ESOTERICISM?
| 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 ESOTERICISM is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESOTERICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
esotericismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESOTERICISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ESOTERICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESOTERICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESOTERICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being understood only by a small circle with special knowledge, or the study of such hidden teachings.
Esotericism marks ideas kept for initiates, from secret religious doctrines to very specialised fields. Critics sometimes use it for needless obscurity in academic prose.
How ESOTERICISM is used
Used in discussions of religion, philosophy and obscure scholarship.
- The book explores Western esotericism from antiquity to modern times.
- Some readers grew tired of the esotericism of his poetry.
- Her lecture avoided esotericism and spoke plainly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ESOTERICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ESOTERICISM
1 longer words begin with ESOTERICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ESOTERICISM
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Common questions about ESOTERICISM
- Is ESOTERICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ESOTERICISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ESOTERICISM worth?
- ESOTERICISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ESOTERICISM mean?
- The quality of being understood only by a small circle with special knowledge, or the study of such hidden teachings.
- What letters can be added to ESOTERICISM?
- ESOTERICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ESOTERICISM:
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