INCENDIARISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. INCENDIARISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept INCENDIARISM?
| 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 INCENDIARISM is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INCENDIARISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
incendiarismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INCENDIARISM scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in INCENDIARISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INCENDIARISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does INCENDIARISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The crime of deliberately setting fire to property, or the stirring up of trouble.
Incendiarism is a formal alternative to arson in legal and historical writing. It also has a figurative sense for inflammatory speech that provokes unrest, as in political incendiarism.
How INCENDIARISM is used
Incendiarism is found in legal texts and in commentary on inflammatory speech.
- The town suffered a wave of incendiarism that autumn.
- He was charged with incendiarism after the barn fire.
- Critics accused the pamphlet of political incendiarism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INCENDIARISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INCENDIARISM
1 longer words begin with INCENDIARISM.
Shorter words from the letters in INCENDIARISM
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Common questions about INCENDIARISM
- Is INCENDIARISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INCENDIARISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INCENDIARISM worth?
- INCENDIARISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INCENDIARISM mean?
- The crime of deliberately setting fire to property, or the stirring up of trouble.
- What letters can be added to INCENDIARISM?
- INCENDIARISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of INCENDIARISM:
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