ORIENTALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ORIENTALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ORIENTALISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORIENTALISM is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORIENTALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
orientalismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ORIENTALISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ORIENTALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORIENTALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ORIENTALISM
- The same 11 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ORIENTALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The depiction of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures by Western writers and artists, now often criticised as stereotyped and condescending.
Edward Said made orientalism a widely debated term by arguing that Western portrayals of the East served colonial power. Earlier the word could simply mean scholarly study of Asian languages, or a fashion for Eastern motifs in art.
How ORIENTALISM is used
Used in art history, literary criticism and cultural studies, today usually in a critical sense.
- The painting is a typical example of nineteenth-century orientalism.
- Said's book on orientalism changed how scholars read travel writing.
- Critics accused the film of orientalism in its portrayal of the desert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ORIENTALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ORIENTALISM
The 11 tiles of ORIENTALISM in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with ORIENTALISM
1 longer words begin with ORIENTALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ORIENTALISM
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Common questions about ORIENTALISM
- Is ORIENTALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ORIENTALISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ORIENTALISM worth?
- ORIENTALISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ORIENTALISM mean?
- The depiction of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures by Western writers and artists, now often criticised as stereotyped and condescending.
- What letters can be added to ORIENTALISM?
- ORIENTALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ORIENTALISM:
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