NANISM is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NANISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NANISM?
| 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 NANISM is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NANISM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NANISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NANISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,639.
What does NANISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Abnormally small body size, especially a medical condition that results in stunted growth in a person, animal or plant.
Nanism describes stunted growth caused by genetic, hormonal or developmental factors rather than ordinary short stature within a normal range. Doctors and biologists use the term across species, so it can describe a condition in a person, in a breed of dog, or even in a form of plant that stays smaller than its relatives. The everyday equivalent most people know is dwarfism, though nanism is the more clinical, comparative-biology term.
How NANISM is used
A clinical and biological term, more common in medical or scientific writing than in everyday speech.
- The vet explained that the puppy's nanism was linked to a hormone deficiency.
- Researchers studied nanism in an isolated population of island deer.
- The textbook chapter on nanism covered several genetic causes of short stature.
- Nanism in the breed is considered a fault by some show judges.
- Doctors distinguished ordinary short height from true nanism through hormone tests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NANISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NANISM
1 longer words begin with NANISM.
Shorter words from the letters in NANISM
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Common questions about NANISM
- Is NANISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NANISM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NANISM worth?
- NANISM is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NANISM mean?
- Abnormally small body size, especially a medical condition that results in stunted growth in a person, animal or plant.
- What letters can be added to NANISM?
- NANISM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NANISM:
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