FETISHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FETISHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FETISHISM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FETISHISM is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FETISHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fetishismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FETISHISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FETISHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FETISHISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FETISHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Excessive devotion to an object or idea, worship of an object believed to hold magical power, or sexual desire tied to a particular object or body part.
Anthropologists once used fetishism for worship of objects thought to hold spirits. Today fetishism more often names an extreme attachment, as when a society shows commodity fetishism, or a sexual interest focused on one thing.
How FETISHISM is used
Fetishism has religious, psychological and figurative uses, so context decides which is meant.
- The critic accused the company of fetishism about its own brand.
- Early travellers reported fetishism among the coastal peoples.
- A doctor may describe fetishism as a pattern of arousal linked to one object.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FETISHISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FETISHISM
1 longer words begin with FETISHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in FETISHISM
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Common questions about FETISHISM
- Is FETISHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FETISHISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FETISHISM worth?
- FETISHISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FETISHISM mean?
- Excessive devotion to an object or idea, worship of an object believed to hold magical power, or sexual desire tied to a particular object or body part.
- What letters can be added to FETISHISM?
- FETISHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FETISHISM:
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