ETATISM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ETATISM 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 ETATISM?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ETATISM is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ETATISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ETATISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ETATISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 137,239.
What stands out about ETATISM
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 ETATISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A political system in which the state exercises strong control over economic and social life.
Etatism is the usual label for policies that put industry, planning and welfare in government hands. Writers use it both neutrally for a model of development and critically for overreach.
How ETATISM is used
Etatism is used in political and economic commentary, often about twentieth-century states.
- The historian traced the country's etatism to its post-war reforms.
- Critics call the new budget a return to etatism.
- Etatism shaped railways, steel and banking there for decades.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ETATISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ETATISM
The 7 tiles of ETATISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ETATISM
3 longer words begin with ETATISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ETATISM
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Common questions about ETATISM
- Is ETATISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ETATISM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ETATISM worth?
- ETATISM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ETATISM mean?
- A political system in which the state exercises strong control over economic and social life.
- What letters can be added to ETATISM?
- ETATISM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ETATISM:
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