FARADISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FARADISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARADISM?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARADISM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARADISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
faradismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARADISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FARADISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FARADISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FARADISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The medical use of rapidly alternating electric current to stimulate muscles or nerves.
Faradism was a nineteenth-century treatment for paralysis and weak muscles, named after the English scientist Michael Faraday. Physiotherapists today use more refined forms of electrical stimulation.
How FARADISM is used
Dated medical term, found in older textbooks.
- The physician tried faradism on the patient's weakened arm.
- Early textbooks praised faradism as a cure for nerve injuries.
- Faradism has largely been replaced by modern electrotherapy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARADISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FARADISM
1 longer words begin with FARADISM.
Shorter words from the letters in FARADISM
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Common questions about FARADISM
- Is FARADISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARADISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARADISM worth?
- FARADISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARADISM mean?
- The medical use of rapidly alternating electric current to stimulate muscles or nerves.
- What letters can be added to FARADISM?
- FARADISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FARADISM:
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