MONACHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MONACHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONACHISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONACHISM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONACHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monachismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONACHISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MONACHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONACHISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MONACHISM
- MONACHISM begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MONACHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The way of life and system of rules followed by monks, based on withdrawal from ordinary society.
Monachism is the older, more scholarly word for the whole institution of monastic living. Historians use monachism when they trace how communities of monks first arose and spread.
How MONACHISM is used
Used mostly in church history and religious studies when discussing the monastic tradition as a whole.
- Early monachism began with hermits living alone in the desert.
- The book traces the spread of monachism across medieval Europe.
- Strict monachism required silence, poverty and obedience.
- Her thesis compared Eastern and Western monachism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONACHISM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MONACHISM
1 longer words begin with MONACHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in MONACHISM
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Common questions about MONACHISM
- Is MONACHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONACHISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONACHISM worth?
- MONACHISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONACHISM mean?
- The way of life and system of rules followed by monks, based on withdrawal from ordinary society.
- What letters can be added to MONACHISM?
- MONACHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MONACHISM:
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