HUCKSTERISM is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HUCKSTERISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUCKSTERISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUCKSTERISM is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUCKSTERISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hucksterismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUCKSTERISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HUCKSTERISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HUCKSTERISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HUCKSTERISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Pushy, showy selling that relies on hype rather than honest value.
Critics call it hucksterism when a campaign or advertisement oversells a product with loud promises. The word suggests the manner of a market-stall hawker who will say anything to close a sale.
How HUCKSTERISM is used
Usually disapproving, used about advertising, politics and promotion.
- The campaign was dismissed as political hucksterism.
- Pure hucksterism sold the miracle cure.
- He hated the hucksterism of late-night television ads.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUCKSTERISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUCKSTERISM
1 longer words begin with HUCKSTERISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HUCKSTERISM
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Common questions about HUCKSTERISM
- Is HUCKSTERISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUCKSTERISM, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUCKSTERISM worth?
- HUCKSTERISM is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUCKSTERISM mean?
- Pushy, showy selling that relies on hype rather than honest value.
- What letters can be added to HUCKSTERISM?
- HUCKSTERISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HUCKSTERISM:
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