HEATHENISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HEATHENISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEATHENISM?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEATHENISM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEATHENISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heathenismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEATHENISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEATHENISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEATHENISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEATHENISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The beliefs, rites and way of life of people who follow a religion other than the dominant one, especially in older writing.
Heathenism was a label applied from outside by believers of another faith, so it often carries a judgement. Historians now prefer neutral terms, and heathenism survives mostly in older books.
How HEATHENISM is used
The word heathenism appears in historical or religious writing and can sound dismissive today.
- The missionary wrote of the heathenism he found in the mountain villages.
- Old chronicles describe the slow decline of heathenism in the north.
- Heathenism is an outdated word for what we now call traditional religion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEATHENISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEATHENISM
1 longer words begin with HEATHENISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HEATHENISM
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Common questions about HEATHENISM
- Is HEATHENISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEATHENISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEATHENISM worth?
- HEATHENISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEATHENISM mean?
- The beliefs, rites and way of life of people who follow a religion other than the dominant one, especially in older writing.
- What letters can be added to HEATHENISM?
- HEATHENISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEATHENISM:
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