FAVORITISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FAVORITISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FAVORITISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAVORITISM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAVORITISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
favoritismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FAVORITISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FAVORITISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAVORITISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FAVORITISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Unfair preference shown to one person or group over others who deserve equal treatment.
Favoritism is the usual American spelling, and it appears in complaints about bosses who promote friends or teachers who single out pupils. In sport it can also mean the state of being the competitor expected to win.
How FAVORITISM is used
Almost always negative, aimed at bias in hiring, grading, promotion or similar choices.
- Staff accused the manager of favoritism when he promoted his cousin.
- The coach denied any favoritism in picking the team.
- Open rules make favoritism harder to hide.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FAVORITISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FAVORITISM
1 longer words begin with FAVORITISM.
Shorter words from the letters in FAVORITISM
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Common questions about FAVORITISM
- Is FAVORITISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FAVORITISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FAVORITISM worth?
- FAVORITISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FAVORITISM mean?
- Unfair preference shown to one person or group over others who deserve equal treatment.
- What letters can be added to FAVORITISM?
- FAVORITISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FAVORITISM:
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