IMAGISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. IMAGISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMAGISM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMAGISM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMAGISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imagismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMAGISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in IMAGISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,117 thousand.
What does IMAGISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
An early twentieth-century movement in English and American poetry that stressed clear, precise images and plain language.
Imagism rejected flowery Victorian verse in favour of short, hard-edged poems built around a single picture. Ezra Pound, Amy Lowell, and H.D. were among its best-known voices.
How IMAGISM is used
Used in literary history and poetry criticism.
- Imagism taught poets to cut every unnecessary word.
- Pound helped launch imagism in London before the war.
- The class studied imagism through very short poems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMAGISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with IMAGISM
1 longer words begin with IMAGISM.
Shorter words from the letters in IMAGISM
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Common questions about IMAGISM
- Is IMAGISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMAGISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMAGISM worth?
- IMAGISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMAGISM mean?
- An early twentieth-century movement in English and American poetry that stressed clear, precise images and plain language.
- What letters can be added to IMAGISM?
- IMAGISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of IMAGISM:
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