MASSCULT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MASSCULT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MASSCULT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MASSCULT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASSCULT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
masscultsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MASSCULT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MASSCULT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MASSCULT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MASSCULT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Popular culture spread to huge audiences through television, film and other mass media.
Critics tend to use masscult with a slight sneer, as the opposite of high art. It is a shorthand coined for the commercial entertainment industry rather than for folk traditions.
How MASSCULT is used
Mostly found in essays about media and taste, often with a disapproving tone.
- The professor wrote a sharp essay attacking masscult.
- Not everything in masscult is shallow, she argued.
- He grew up on comics and cartoons, pure masscult, and loved it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASSCULT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MASSCULT
1 longer words begin with MASSCULT.
Shorter words from the letters in MASSCULT
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Common questions about MASSCULT
- Is MASSCULT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MASSCULT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MASSCULT worth?
- MASSCULT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASSCULT mean?
- Popular culture spread to huge audiences through television, film and other mass media.
- What letters can be added to MASSCULT?
- MASSCULT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MASSCULT:
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