PAEANISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PAEANISM 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 PAEANISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAEANISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAEANISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
paeanismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAEANISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PAEANISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAEANISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PAEANISM
- PAEANISM runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PAEANISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The singing of paeans, meaning joyful songs of praise or thanksgiving.
Paeanism is a learned and seldom-seen noun built on the old Greek hymn to Apollo. A writer might use it to mock or admire a habit of loud public celebration. Most speakers would simply say praise or hymn-singing instead.
How PAEANISM is used
A rare literary term for the habit of chanting songs of triumph or praise.
- The festival ended in a night of paeanism beside the river.
- Critics found the poem's endless paeanism tiresome.
- Ancient paeanism rose from the temple steps at sunrise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAEANISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAEANISM
1 longer words begin with PAEANISM.
Shorter words from the letters in PAEANISM
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Common questions about PAEANISM
- Is PAEANISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAEANISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAEANISM worth?
- PAEANISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAEANISM mean?
- The singing of paeans, meaning joyful songs of praise or thanksgiving.
- What letters can be added to PAEANISM?
- PAEANISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PAEANISM:
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