GANGSTERISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. GANGSTERISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GANGSTERISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GANGSTERISM is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GANGSTERISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gangsterismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GANGSTERISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GANGSTERISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GANGSTERISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GANGSTERISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The activity, behaviour and culture of violent criminal gangs.
Gangsterism names the whole way of life built on protection rackets, intimidation and territory. Newspapers use it for organised crime as a social problem rather than for single crimes.
How GANGSTERISM is used
Common in journalism and politics when discussing organised crime.
- The mayor promised to fight gangsterism in the port district.
- Films of the era glamorised gangsterism.
- Rising gangsterism frightened the local shopkeepers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GANGSTERISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GANGSTERISM
1 longer words begin with GANGSTERISM.
Shorter words from the letters in GANGSTERISM
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Common questions about GANGSTERISM
- Is GANGSTERISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GANGSTERISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GANGSTERISM worth?
- GANGSTERISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GANGSTERISM mean?
- The activity, behaviour and culture of violent criminal gangs.
- What letters can be added to GANGSTERISM?
- GANGSTERISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GANGSTERISM:
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