EXOTISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. EXOTISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EXOTISM?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXOTISM is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXOTISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
exotismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EXOTISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EXOTISM, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does EXOTISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality of being exotic, or a foreign word or custom taken into a language or culture.
Exotism describes either a taste for the foreign and strange or a single foreign borrowing. Critics of art and literature use it for works that lean on faraway settings to seem interesting.
How EXOTISM is used
Mostly found in literary and art criticism.
- The painter was accused of cheap exotism.
- Her poems avoid any trace of exotism.
- The word tabu entered English as an exotism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EXOTISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EXOTISM
1 longer words begin with EXOTISM.
Shorter words from the letters in EXOTISM
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Common questions about EXOTISM
- Is EXOTISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXOTISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXOTISM worth?
- EXOTISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EXOTISM mean?
- The quality of being exotic, or a foreign word or custom taken into a language or culture.
- What letters can be added to EXOTISM?
- EXOTISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EXOTISM:
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