EUHEMERISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. EUHEMERISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EUHEMERISM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EUHEMERISM is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EUHEMERISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
euhemerismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EUHEMERISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EUHEMERISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EUHEMERISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EUHEMERISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The theory that gods and myths grew out of real people and events that were later exaggerated.
Euhemerism is named after an ancient Greek writer who argued that the gods were once mortal kings and heroes. Modern scholars apply euhemerism cautiously, since many myths clearly have no historical core.
How EUHEMERISM is used
A term from classical studies and the study of religion.
- Euhemerism treats Zeus as a deified king.
- The historian criticised the euhemerism of earlier scholars.
- Euhemerism offers a rational explanation of myth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EUHEMERISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EUHEMERISM
1 longer words begin with EUHEMERISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EUHEMERISM
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Common questions about EUHEMERISM
- Is EUHEMERISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EUHEMERISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EUHEMERISM worth?
- EUHEMERISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EUHEMERISM mean?
- The theory that gods and myths grew out of real people and events that were later exaggerated.
- What letters can be added to EUHEMERISM?
- EUHEMERISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EUHEMERISM:
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