MYSTICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. MYSTICISM 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 MYSTICISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYSTICISM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYSTICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mysticismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYSTICISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MYSTICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYSTICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MYSTICISM
- MYSTICISM 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 MYSTICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The belief that a person can reach direct union with the divine through contemplation and spiritual insight.
Mysticism is about personal experience rather than doctrine or ritual. The word also gets used loosely for vague spiritual or occult ideas, which is a weaker and more dismissive sense.
How MYSTICISM is used
Used in religion, philosophy and everyday talk about spiritual experience beyond ordinary reason.
- Sufi mysticism emphasises love and closeness to God.
- He turned from science to mysticism late in life.
- The poet blended mysticism with nature imagery.
- Critics dismissed her theory as mere mysticism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYSTICISM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYSTICISM
1 longer words begin with MYSTICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in MYSTICISM
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Common questions about MYSTICISM
- Is MYSTICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYSTICISM, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYSTICISM worth?
- MYSTICISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYSTICISM mean?
- The belief that a person can reach direct union with the divine through contemplation and spiritual insight.
- What letters can be added to MYSTICISM?
- MYSTICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MYSTICISM:
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