HIGHBROWISM is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. HIGHBROWISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIGHBROWISM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIGHBROWISM is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIGHBROWISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
highbrowismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIGHBROWISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HIGHBROWISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIGHBROWISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIGHBROWISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The quality or attitude of being highbrow, with a taste for serious culture.
Highbrowism can describe a real love of learning or merely a show of it. Critics often use the word to mock snobbery in the arts.
How HIGHBROWISM is used
Highbrowism turns up in essays and reviews that discuss taste and cultural snobbery.
- His highbrowism made him sniff at every popular film.
- The magazine was accused of highbrowism by its readers.
- A touch of highbrowism crept into her dinner conversation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIGHBROWISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIGHBROWISM
1 longer words begin with HIGHBROWISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HIGHBROWISM
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Common questions about HIGHBROWISM
- Is HIGHBROWISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIGHBROWISM, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIGHBROWISM worth?
- HIGHBROWISM is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIGHBROWISM mean?
- The quality or attitude of being highbrow, with a taste for serious culture.
- What letters can be added to HIGHBROWISM?
- HIGHBROWISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HIGHBROWISM:
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