MUTISM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. MUTISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUTISM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUTISM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUTISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mutismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MUTISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MUTISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about MUTISM
- MUTISM 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 MUTISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak.
Mutism can have physical causes, such as deafness from birth or brain damage, or psychological ones, such as trauma or severe anxiety. In selective mutism a person, often a child, speaks normally at home but stays silent in settings like school. The word is built from mute with the ending ism, which marks a state or condition.
How MUTISM is used
A clinical term used in medicine and psychology.
- The therapist worked with the boy to overcome his mutism.
- Shock left her in a state of temporary mutism.
- Selective mutism often appears in early school years.
- The report described the mutism as a response to trauma.
- His mutism lasted several weeks after the accident.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUTISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MUTISM
The 6 tiles of MUTISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MUTISM
1 longer words begin with MUTISM.
Shorter words from the letters in MUTISM
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Common questions about MUTISM
- Is MUTISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUTISM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUTISM worth?
- MUTISM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUTISM mean?
- The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak.
- What letters can be added to MUTISM?
- MUTISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MUTISM:
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