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PHONETICISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. PHONETICISM is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

p3h4o1n1e1t1i1c3i1s1m3
Depends on the listPHONETICISM · 11 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PHONETICISM?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.82
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.64%

Our own measure of how useful PHONETICISM is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PHONETICISM

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

phoneticisms21

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PHONETICISM scores

Scrabble p3h4o1n1e1t1i1c3i1s1m3 20
Words with Friends p4h3o1n2e1t1i1c4i1s1m4 23

Face value of the 11 tiles in PHONETICISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
h12
o18
n16
e112
t16
i29
c12
s14
m12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHONETICISM has to be built on the board across turns.

Anagrams of PHONETICISM

phonemicist20

The 11 tiles of PHONETICISM in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with PHONETICISM

phoneticisms21

1 longer words begin with PHONETICISM.

Shorter words from the letters in PHONETICISM

phonemics18 ciphonies16 ethnicism16 phonetics16 phonetism16 impeticos15 poeticism15 emictions13 impsonite13 pimientos13 semitonic13 hemiopic17 mephitic17 phimotic17 phonemic17 pitchmen17 chopines15 ethicism15 isocheim15 isochime15 mephitis15 mochiest15 phonetic15 postiche15 potiches15 shipment15 shiptime15 siphonic15 epitomic14 pentomic14 hoistmen13 hominies13 hominise13 ichnites13 phoniest13 siphonet13 centimos12 comities12 emiction12 emptions12

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Common questions about PHONETICISM

Is PHONETICISM valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONETICISM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PHONETICISM worth?
PHONETICISM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PHONETICISM?
PHONETICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHONETICISM:

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