LEGITIMISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LEGITIMISM 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 LEGITIMISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEGITIMISM is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEGITIMISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
legitimismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LEGITIMISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LEGITIMISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEGITIMISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LEGITIMISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Support for a ruler or claimant whose right to the throne rests on direct descent in the lawful line.
Legitimism was a political creed in nineteenth-century France, where its followers wanted the senior Bourbon line restored. The word has since come to mean loyalty to any hereditary claim.
How LEGITIMISM is used
Used in history and politics for backing a hereditary royal claim.
- Legitimism kept the exiled family hopeful for decades.
- His legitimism made him distrust the new republic.
- The party's legitimism rested on the claim of the elder branch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LEGITIMISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LEGITIMISM
1 longer words begin with LEGITIMISM.
Shorter words from the letters in LEGITIMISM
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Common questions about LEGITIMISM
- Is LEGITIMISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEGITIMISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEGITIMISM worth?
- LEGITIMISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LEGITIMISM mean?
- Support for a ruler or claimant whose right to the throne rests on direct descent in the lawful line.
- What letters can be added to LEGITIMISM?
- LEGITIMISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LEGITIMISM:
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