IDEALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. IDEALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDEALISM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDEALISM is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDEALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
idealismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDEALISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in IDEALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDEALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IDEALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The belief in or pursuit of high principles and perfect standards, often with little regard for practical limits.
Idealism drives people to work for noble causes, though critics call it naive when it ignores hard realities. In philosophy the word has a separate sense, a view that reality depends on the mind, while in art it means showing things in an improved, perfected form.
How IDEALISM is used
Idealism is used in everyday talk, politics, philosophy and art criticism.
- Her idealism led her to give up a salary and work in a village school.
- Youthful idealism soon met the limits of the budget.
- Berkeley is the best-known name linked to philosophical idealism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDEALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IDEALISM
The 8 tiles of IDEALISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IDEALISM
1 longer words begin with IDEALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in IDEALISM
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Common questions about IDEALISM
- Is IDEALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDEALISM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDEALISM worth?
- IDEALISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDEALISM mean?
- The belief in or pursuit of high principles and perfect standards, often with little regard for practical limits.
- What letters can be added to IDEALISM?
- IDEALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IDEALISM:
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