MASOCHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MASOCHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MASOCHISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MASOCHISM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASOCHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
masochismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MASOCHISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MASOCHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MASOCHISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MASOCHISM
- MASOCHISM begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 9 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
What does MASOCHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The tendency to gain pleasure, sexual or otherwise, from suffering pain or humiliation.
The term comes from the Austrian novelist Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and was taken up by early psychologists. In casual talk it is stretched to mean enjoying something hard, such as marathon training, which is why masochism is often used jokingly.
How MASOCHISM is used
Both a clinical term and a loose joke about enjoying hardship.
- The psychiatrist wrote a paper on masochism and guilt.
- Running in winter rain struck her as pure masochism.
- His love of unfair deadlines bordered on masochism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASOCHISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MASOCHISM
The 9 tiles of MASOCHISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with MASOCHISM
1 longer words begin with MASOCHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in MASOCHISM
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Common questions about MASOCHISM
- Is MASOCHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MASOCHISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MASOCHISM worth?
- MASOCHISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASOCHISM mean?
- The tendency to gain pleasure, sexual or otherwise, from suffering pain or humiliation.
- What letters can be added to MASOCHISM?
- MASOCHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MASOCHISM:
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