PRAGMATISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PRAGMATISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRAGMATISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRAGMATISM is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRAGMATISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pragmatismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRAGMATISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRAGMATISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRAGMATISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRAGMATISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A practical approach that judges ideas by how well they work in real situations.
In everyday life pragmatism means choosing what succeeds over what sounds ideal. As a philosophy, associated with Peirce, James and Dewey, it holds that the meaning of a belief lies in its practical results.
How PRAGMATISM is used
Used in politics, business and philosophy.
- Her pragmatism helped the team finish on time.
- Pragmatism won out over ideology in the final deal.
- William James is a leading name in American pragmatism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRAGMATISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRAGMATISM
1 longer words begin with PRAGMATISM.
Shorter words from the letters in PRAGMATISM
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Common questions about PRAGMATISM
- Is PRAGMATISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRAGMATISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRAGMATISM worth?
- PRAGMATISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRAGMATISM mean?
- A practical approach that judges ideas by how well they work in real situations.
- What letters can be added to PRAGMATISM?
- PRAGMATISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRAGMATISM:
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