GOURMANDISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. GOURMANDISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOURMANDISM?
| 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 GOURMANDISM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOURMANDISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gourmandismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOURMANDISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GOURMANDISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GOURMANDISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GOURMANDISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A love of eating and drinking well, often to the point of greed.
Gourmandism is the habit of a gourmand, someone who relishes fine food and sometimes takes too much of it. It differs from gourmet taste, which stresses refined judgment over appetite.
How GOURMANDISM is used
Gourmandism is a somewhat bookish word, used in food writing and essays about indulgence.
- His gourmandism showed at every banquet he attended.
- The essay treats gourmandism as both a pleasure and a vice.
- A lifetime of gourmandism left him with a famous appetite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOURMANDISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GOURMANDISM
1 longer words begin with GOURMANDISM.
Shorter words from the letters in GOURMANDISM
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Common questions about GOURMANDISM
- Is GOURMANDISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOURMANDISM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOURMANDISM worth?
- GOURMANDISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOURMANDISM mean?
- A love of eating and drinking well, often to the point of greed.
- What letters can be added to GOURMANDISM?
- GOURMANDISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GOURMANDISM:
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