POETICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. POETICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POETICISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POETICISM is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POETICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
poeticismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POETICISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in POETICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so POETICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does POETICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A word or phrase that belongs to poetry rather than ordinary speech, often an overused or strained one.
Critics call a word like o er or thee a poeticism when it sounds stale or forced in a modern line. The term usually carries mild mockery.
How POETICISM is used
Used in literary criticism, often to fault writing that sounds artificial.
- The word eventide was a tired poeticism in her verse.
- He cut every poeticism from the second draft.
- A single poeticism can make a modern poem sound dusty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POETICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of POETICISM
The 9 tiles of POETICISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with POETICISM
1 longer words begin with POETICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in POETICISM
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Common questions about POETICISM
- Is POETICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POETICISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POETICISM worth?
- POETICISM is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POETICISM mean?
- A word or phrase that belongs to poetry rather than ordinary speech, often an overused or strained one.
- What letters can be added to POETICISM?
- POETICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of POETICISM:
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