NEOLOGISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NEOLOGISM 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 NEOLOGISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEOLOGISM is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEOLOGISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neologismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEOLOGISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEOLOGISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEOLOGISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEOLOGISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A newly coined word or expression, or an old word given a new meaning.
Most neologisms vanish within a few years, but a lucky few, such as selfie or podcast, settle into everyday speech. Linguists track them to see how language responds to new technology and social change. The related noun neology names the practice of coining them.
How NEOLOGISM is used
Used in linguistics and writing about language for fresh words that have not yet been fully accepted.
- The word googling began life as a neologism.
- The author is fond of inventing a neologism whenever English falls short.
- Dictionary editors debate whether a neologism has lasted long enough to be listed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEOLOGISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEOLOGISM
1 longer words begin with NEOLOGISM.
Shorter words from the letters in NEOLOGISM
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Common questions about NEOLOGISM
- Is NEOLOGISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEOLOGISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEOLOGISM worth?
- NEOLOGISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEOLOGISM mean?
- A newly coined word or expression, or an old word given a new meaning.
- What letters can be added to NEOLOGISM?
- NEOLOGISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEOLOGISM:
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