HOLISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HOLISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLISM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLISM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLISM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOLISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does HOLISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The idea that a whole system has qualities that cannot be understood by studying its separate parts alone.
Holism was coined in the 1920s by the South African statesman Jan Smuts, from the Greek word for whole. It has since been applied to biology, philosophy, ecology and medicine, where holism means looking at the entire patient, not just one symptom. It is usually set against reductionism, which explains things by breaking them down.
How HOLISM is used
Used in philosophy, science and health writing; sometimes spelled wholism.
- Ecologists often argue for holism when studying a forest.
- Her approach to nursing rests on holism.
- The book defends holism against strict reductionism.
- Holism holds that a team is more than a list of its members.
- Critics call holism vague, but its supporters find it practical.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLISM
1 longer words begin with HOLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLISM
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Common questions about HOLISM
- Is HOLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLISM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLISM worth?
- HOLISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLISM mean?
- The idea that a whole system has qualities that cannot be understood by studying its separate parts alone.
- What letters can be added to HOLISM?
- HOLISM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOLISM:
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