GUTTURALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. GUTTURALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GUTTURALISM?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GUTTURALISM is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GUTTURALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gutturalismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GUTTURALISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GUTTURALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GUTTURALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GUTTURALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The harsh, throaty quality of a sound made far back in the mouth, or a sound of that kind.
A linguist might point to the gutturalism of a language that uses sounds produced deep in the throat. It is a rare, bookish term that can describe either a whole manner of speaking or a single sound.
How GUTTURALISM is used
Mostly found in phonetics and descriptive writing about accents; gutturalism is uncommon in everyday talk.
- The gutturalism of the dialect surprised visitors from the coast.
- He mocked her gutturalism, though it was part of her mother tongue.
- Scholars noted the gutturalism of several ancient consonants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GUTTURALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GUTTURALISM
1 longer words begin with GUTTURALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in GUTTURALISM
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Common questions about GUTTURALISM
- Is GUTTURALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GUTTURALISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GUTTURALISM worth?
- GUTTURALISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GUTTURALISM mean?
- The harsh, throaty quality of a sound made far back in the mouth, or a sound of that kind.
- What letters can be added to GUTTURALISM?
- GUTTURALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GUTTURALISM:
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