OSTRACISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OSTRACISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OSTRACISM?
| 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 OSTRACISM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OSTRACISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ostracismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OSTRACISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in OSTRACISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OSTRACISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does OSTRACISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Deliberate exclusion from a group or society, or in ancient Athens, banishment decided by public vote.
Ostracism keeps its historic echo of voting with pottery shards in Athens, yet today it mostly names social shunning. The punishment lies in being ignored rather than attacked.
How OSTRACISM is used
Ostracism is used for social, political and historical exclusion.
- He faced ostracism after breaking the unwritten rule.
- In ancient Athens, ostracism could send a leader away for ten years.
- The child suffered quiet ostracism from classmates.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OSTRACISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OSTRACISM
The 9 tiles of OSTRACISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OSTRACISM
1 longer words begin with OSTRACISM.
Shorter words from the letters in OSTRACISM
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Common questions about OSTRACISM
- Is OSTRACISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OSTRACISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OSTRACISM worth?
- OSTRACISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OSTRACISM mean?
- Deliberate exclusion from a group or society, or in ancient Athens, banishment decided by public vote.
- What letters can be added to OSTRACISM?
- OSTRACISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of OSTRACISM:
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