EXOTICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EXOTICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXOTICISM?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXOTICISM is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXOTICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exoticismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXOTICISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EXOTICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXOTICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXOTICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of seeming striking, foreign and unusual, or something with that quality.
Exoticism can be a compliment about colourful distant places, or a criticism of how outsiders romanticise other cultures. Artists and travel writers have long been drawn to it.
How EXOTICISM is used
Exoticism is used in art, travel and cultural criticism, sometimes with a critical tone.
- The painter was fascinated by the exoticism of the market.
- Her taste for exoticism filled the house with foreign objects.
- Critics accused the novel of cheap exoticism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXOTICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXOTICISM
1 longer words begin with EXOTICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EXOTICISM
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Common questions about EXOTICISM
- Is EXOTICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXOTICISM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXOTICISM worth?
- EXOTICISM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXOTICISM mean?
- The quality of seeming striking, foreign and unusual, or something with that quality.
- What letters can be added to EXOTICISM?
- EXOTICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EXOTICISM:
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