HISPANISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HISPANISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HISPANISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISPANISM is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISPANISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hispanismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HISPANISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HISPANISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HISPANISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HISPANISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Spanish word, idiom or turn of phrase appearing in another language, or a movement that stresses Spanish cultural unity.
In linguistics a hispanism is a borrowed Spanish expression, such as a phrase that English speakers pick up in the American Southwest. In history the word also names a drive to link Spain with its former colonies through shared culture. Context decides which sense is meant.
How HISPANISM is used
Used in linguistics and cultural history.
- The word "patio" is a familiar hispanism in English.
- Scholars traced the rise of hispanism across Latin America.
- Each hispanism in the novel gave the dialogue local colour.
- The editor flagged a stray hispanism in the translation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISPANISM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HISPANISM
1 longer words begin with HISPANISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HISPANISM
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Common questions about HISPANISM
- Is HISPANISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISPANISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISPANISM worth?
- HISPANISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISPANISM mean?
- A Spanish word, idiom or turn of phrase appearing in another language, or a movement that stresses Spanish cultural unity.
- What letters can be added to HISPANISM?
- HISPANISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HISPANISM:
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