LESBIANISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. LESBIANISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LESBIANISM?
| 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 LESBIANISM is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LESBIANISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lesbianismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LESBIANISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LESBIANISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LESBIANISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LESBIANISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Sexual attraction or sexual relations between women.
Lesbianism is an abstract noun for the orientation or practice, whereas lesbian names the person. The word appears in encyclopaedias, law, history and social studies.
How LESBIANISM is used
Lesbianism is used in formal, academic and reference writing about female same-sex attraction.
- The essay traces attitudes to lesbianism over a century.
- Lesbianism was never named in that old statute.
- Her thesis dealt with lesbianism in modern fiction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LESBIANISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LESBIANISM
1 longer words begin with LESBIANISM.
Shorter words from the letters in LESBIANISM
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Common questions about LESBIANISM
- Is LESBIANISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LESBIANISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LESBIANISM worth?
- LESBIANISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LESBIANISM mean?
- Sexual attraction or sexual relations between women.
- What letters can be added to LESBIANISM?
- LESBIANISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LESBIANISM:
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