HOBBYISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOBBYISMS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOBBYISMS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOBBYISMS is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOBBYISMS
No single letter turns HOBBYISMS into another word.
How HOBBYISMS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOBBYISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOBBYISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOBBYISMS mean in Scrabble?
HOBBYISMS is the plural of HOBBYISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOBBYISMS
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Common questions about HOBBYISMS
- Is HOBBYISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOBBYISMS is not in it.
- How many points is HOBBYISMS worth?
- HOBBYISMS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOBBYISMS?
- No single letter can be added to HOBBYISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOBBYISMS:
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