PASSIM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PASSIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASSIM?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASSIM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASSIM
No single letter turns PASSIM into another word.
How PASSIM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PASSIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.
What stands out about PASSIM
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 PASSIM mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
In many places throughout a book or article, used in a reference when a point is not confined to one page.
The word is Latin and comes from the idea of scattering. Scholars put passim in a footnote or index entry after a work or a name when the subject turns up so often that listing every page would be tiresome. It is normally set in italics and appears almost only in academic writing.
How PASSIM is used
Found in footnotes, bibliographies and indexes; unusual outside scholarly writing.
- The index lists the harbour with the page range 12-80 passim.
- See the author's remarks on tone, passim, in the second volume.
- Her name occurs passim in the correspondence.
- The footnote simply read "Smith, passim".
- A reader chasing the theme will find it passim in the later chapters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASSIM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PASSIM
The 6 tiles of PASSIM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PASSIM
2 longer words begin with PASSIM.
Shorter words from the letters in PASSIM
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Common questions about PASSIM
- Is PASSIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASSIM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASSIM worth?
- PASSIM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASSIM mean?
- In many places throughout a book or article, used in a reference when a point is not confined to one page.
- What letters can be added to PASSIM?
- No single letter can be added to PASSIM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PASSIM:
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