FAUVISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FAUVISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAUVISM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAUVISM is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAUVISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fauvismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAUVISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAUVISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does FAUVISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
An early twentieth-century art movement known for bold, non-realistic colour and simple forms.
Fauvism began in Paris around 1905 with painters such as Matisse, and the name means wild beasts, given by a critic. The movement was brief but influenced later expressionism.
How FAUVISM is used
Fauvism is an art history term.
- Matisse led the fauvism movement.
- Bright pinks and greens mark fauvism.
- The gallery devoted a room to fauvism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAUVISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAUVISM
1 longer words begin with FAUVISM.
Shorter words from the letters in FAUVISM
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Common questions about FAUVISM
- Is FAUVISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAUVISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAUVISM worth?
- FAUVISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAUVISM mean?
- An early twentieth-century art movement known for bold, non-realistic colour and simple forms.
- What letters can be added to FAUVISM?
- FAUVISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAUVISM:
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