LANDLORDISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LANDLORDISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LANDLORDISM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LANDLORDISM is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANDLORDISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
landlordismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LANDLORDISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LANDLORDISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANDLORDISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LANDLORDISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A system in which land or housing is held by owners who rent it to tenants.
Landlordism is often used critically, in debates about rural estates in Ireland or Britain and, more recently, about housing costs. The word tends to imply that owners hold too much power.
How LANDLORDISM is used
Landlordism is common in political and historical writing about tenancy.
- Reformers attacked landlordism in the countryside.
- Absentee landlordism kept the farmers in debt.
- Some argue that modern landlordism drives up city rents.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LANDLORDISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LANDLORDISM
1 longer words begin with LANDLORDISM.
Shorter words from the letters in LANDLORDISM
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Common questions about LANDLORDISM
- Is LANDLORDISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LANDLORDISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LANDLORDISM worth?
- LANDLORDISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LANDLORDISM mean?
- A system in which land or housing is held by owners who rent it to tenants.
- What letters can be added to LANDLORDISM?
- LANDLORDISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LANDLORDISM:
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