PYGMYISM is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PYGMYISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYGMYISM?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYGMYISM is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYGMYISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pygmyismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYGMYISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PYGMYISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYGMYISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PYGMYISM
- PYGMYISM gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PYGMYISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The condition of being unusually small or stunted in growth.
Pygmyism is a clinical or old-fashioned word for abnormally small stature. It is uncommon today and mostly found in older medical or natural-history texts.
How PYGMYISM is used
Pygmyism is rare and is best kept to historical or scientific contexts.
- The old journal described a case of pygmyism in a village.
- Pygmyism in plants can result from poor soil.
- Writers once discussed pygmyism as a medical curiosity.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYGMYISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYGMYISM
1 longer words begin with PYGMYISM.
Shorter words from the letters in PYGMYISM
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Common questions about PYGMYISM
- Is PYGMYISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYGMYISM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYGMYISM worth?
- PYGMYISM is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYGMYISM mean?
- The condition of being unusually small or stunted in growth.
- What letters can be added to PYGMYISM?
- PYGMYISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PYGMYISM:
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