INITIALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. INITIALISM 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 INITIALISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INITIALISM is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INITIALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
initialismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INITIALISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in INITIALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 4 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about INITIALISM
- The letter I appears four times in INITIALISM.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does INITIALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
An abbreviation made from the first letters of a phrase, each pronounced on its own.
BBC and FBI are classic examples of an initialism, since each letter is spoken separately. Many people call these acronyms, but strict usage keeps that term for abbreviations read as words, such as NASA.
How INITIALISM is used
Used in language and style guides to separate letter-by-letter abbreviations from true acronyms.
- The initialism USB is spoken one letter at a time.
- Spell out the full name first, then give the initialism in brackets.
- An initialism can confuse readers who do not know the field.
- Is DIY an initialism or simply an abbreviation?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of INITIALISM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with INITIALISM
1 longer words begin with INITIALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in INITIALISM
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Common questions about INITIALISM
- Is INITIALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts INITIALISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is INITIALISM worth?
- INITIALISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does INITIALISM mean?
- An abbreviation made from the first letters of a phrase, each pronounced on its own.
- What letters can be added to INITIALISM?
- INITIALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of INITIALISM:
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