IDOLISM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. IDOLISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IDOLISM?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IDOLISM is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDOLISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
idolismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IDOLISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IDOLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 434,233.
What does IDOLISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The worship of idols, or excessive admiration of a person or thing.
Idolism is a rarely used term for idol worship in religion, though a critic might also use idolism for blind devotion to a celebrity. Most writers prefer the more familiar word idolatry.
How IDOLISM is used
Idolism is rare and mostly found in older religious writing.
- The preacher warned the village against idolism.
- Early writers described the practice as pure idolism.
- Some saw the fan culture as a modern kind of idolism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IDOLISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IDOLISM
1 longer words begin with IDOLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in IDOLISM
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Common questions about IDOLISM
- Is IDOLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IDOLISM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IDOLISM worth?
- IDOLISM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IDOLISM mean?
- The worship of idols, or excessive admiration of a person or thing.
- What letters can be added to IDOLISM?
- IDOLISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IDOLISM:
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