MACARISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. MACARISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept MACARISM?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MACARISM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MACARISM

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MACARISM scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in MACARISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MACARISM has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MACARISM

• MACARISM begins and ends with the same letter.
• The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of MACARISM

The 8 tiles of MACARISM in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with MACARISM

1 longer words begin with MACARISM.

Shorter words from the letters in MACARISM

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Common questions about MACARISM

Is MACARISM valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MACARISM is not in it.

How many points is MACARISM worth?

MACARISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MACARISM?

MACARISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.