HOODOOISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOODOOISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOODOOISM?
| 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 HOODOOISM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOODOOISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoodooismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOODOOISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOODOOISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOODOOISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOODOOISM
- The letter O appears four times in HOODOOISM.
- HOODOOISM runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOODOOISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A body of folk magic and belief, found especially in the southern United States, that is related to voodoo.
Hoodooism involves charms, spells and rituals meant to protect, heal or bring luck or harm. The word is also used loosely for the practice of bringing bad luck on someone.
How HOODOOISM is used
Used in discussions of folklore and religious practice, in a neutral descriptive sense.
- The author studied hoodooism in the Mississippi Delta.
- Hoodooism appears throughout the folk tales she collected.
- Her grandmother never spoke about hoodooism in front of the children.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOODOOISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOODOOISM
1 longer words begin with HOODOOISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOODOOISM
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Common questions about HOODOOISM
- Is HOODOOISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOODOOISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOODOOISM worth?
- HOODOOISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOODOOISM mean?
- A body of folk magic and belief, found especially in the southern United States, that is related to voodoo.
- What letters can be added to HOODOOISM?
- HOODOOISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOODOOISM:
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