ORALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ORALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORALISM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORALISM is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORALISM
Front hooks — 1
moralismBack hooks — 1
oralismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORALISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ORALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does ORALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The method of teaching deaf people to communicate through speech and lip-reading instead of sign language.
Oralism has a long and disputed history in deaf education. Supporters stressed integration with hearing society, while many deaf communities argued that it denied children their natural language.
How ORALISM is used
You find oralism discussed in education and disability history, often set against manual methods such as signing.
- Nineteenth-century schools turned toward oralism and discouraged signing.
- Critics of oralism say it left many pupils without a fluent language.
- The debate over oralism shaped deaf education for generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ORALISM
1 longer words begin with ORALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ORALISM
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Common questions about ORALISM
- Is ORALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORALISM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORALISM worth?
- ORALISM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORALISM mean?
- The method of teaching deaf people to communicate through speech and lip-reading instead of sign language.
- What letters can be added to ORALISM?
- ORALISM takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ORALISM:
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