HOODLUMISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HOODLUMISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOODLUMISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOODLUMISM is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOODLUMISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoodlumismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOODLUMISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOODLUMISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOODLUMISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOODLUMISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Rowdy, thuggish or gang-style behaviour by young street toughs.
Hoodlumism names a pattern of conduct rather than one person, and newspapers once used it for street violence. The word is built on hoodlum, a young ruffian.
How HOODLUMISM is used
The word hoodlumism is dated and appears mostly in older American writing.
- The mayor promised to stamp out hoodlumism in the district.
- Editorials of the era blamed hoodlumism on idle youth.
- Reports of hoodlumism kept shoppers away from the square.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOODLUMISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOODLUMISM
1 longer words begin with HOODLUMISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOODLUMISM
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Common questions about HOODLUMISM
- Is HOODLUMISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOODLUMISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOODLUMISM worth?
- HOODLUMISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOODLUMISM mean?
- Rowdy, thuggish or gang-style behaviour by young street toughs.
- What letters can be added to HOODLUMISM?
- HOODLUMISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOODLUMISM:
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