PHARISAISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PHARISAISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PHARISAISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHARISAISM is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHARISAISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pharisaismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PHARISAISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PHARISAISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHARISAISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PHARISAISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Self-righteous or hypocritical observance of outward rules, with little real goodness behind it.
Pharisaism takes its name from the Pharisees, a Jewish sect described harshly in the New Testament. In modern use it names showy virtue that looks down on others. It can also, in a historical sense, refer to the actual teachings of that group.
How PHARISAISM is used
Used critically about hypocrisy, and historically about the sect itself.
- The editorial accused the committee of pure pharisaism.
- His pharisaism showed in how loudly he condemned others' faults.
- Historians distinguish early pharisaism from the later caricature.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PHARISAISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PHARISAISM
1 longer words begin with PHARISAISM.
Shorter words from the letters in PHARISAISM
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Common questions about PHARISAISM
- Is PHARISAISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHARISAISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PHARISAISM worth?
- PHARISAISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PHARISAISM mean?
- Self-righteous or hypocritical observance of outward rules, with little real goodness behind it.
- What letters can be added to PHARISAISM?
- PHARISAISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PHARISAISM:
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