NEOREALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NEOREALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEOREALISM?
| 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 NEOREALISM is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEOREALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neorealismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEOREALISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEOREALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEOREALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEOREALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A postwar Italian film movement that portrayed ordinary working lives in a plain, unglamorous style.
Neorealism usually points to Italian cinema of the 1940s and 1950s, with its location shooting and non-professional actors. The word is also used for a school of thought in international relations, so context tells you which neorealism is meant.
How NEOREALISM is used
Neorealism is used in film history and, in a different sense, in political theory.
- Italian neorealism filmed poor streets instead of studio sets.
- The course on neorealism began with scenes from postwar Rome.
- Neorealism changed how directors thought about everyday stories.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEOREALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEOREALISM
1 longer words begin with NEOREALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in NEOREALISM
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Common questions about NEOREALISM
- Is NEOREALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEOREALISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEOREALISM worth?
- NEOREALISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEOREALISM mean?
- A postwar Italian film movement that portrayed ordinary working lives in a plain, unglamorous style.
- What letters can be added to NEOREALISM?
- NEOREALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEOREALISM:
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