HOOLIGANISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HOOLIGANISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOOLIGANISM?
| 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 HOOLIGANISM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOLIGANISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hooliganismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOLIGANISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOOLIGANISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOOLIGANISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOOLIGANISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Rowdy, violent or destructive behaviour, especially by gangs of young people.
Hooliganism is often linked with football crowds but covers any wild vandalism or fighting in public. Police and newspapers use the word for disorder that has no purpose beyond causing trouble.
How HOOLIGANISM is used
Hooliganism is common in news reports about football matches, street disorder and vandalism.
- The club banned fans found guilty of hooliganism.
- Hooliganism at the station caused hours of delays.
- The town was tired of the hooliganism on Friday nights.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOLIGANISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOOLIGANISM
1 longer words begin with HOOLIGANISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOLIGANISM
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Common questions about HOOLIGANISM
- Is HOOLIGANISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOLIGANISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOLIGANISM worth?
- HOOLIGANISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOLIGANISM mean?
- Rowdy, violent or destructive behaviour, especially by gangs of young people.
- What letters can be added to HOOLIGANISM?
- HOOLIGANISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOOLIGANISM:
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