RITUALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. RITUALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RITUALISM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RITUALISM is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RITUALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ritualismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RITUALISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RITUALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RITUALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RITUALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Excessive attention to ritual and ceremony, often at the cost of real meaning.
Critics use ritualism to accuse a church or an office of going through the motions. In the Church of England it also names the nineteenth-century push toward more elaborate worship.
How RITUALISM is used
Often critical; used in religious discussion and in talk about empty formality.
- The reformer attacked the ritualism of the old court.
- Mere ritualism had replaced real belief in the parish.
- Her speech warned against ritualism in everyday business.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RITUALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RITUALISM
1 longer words begin with RITUALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in RITUALISM
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Common questions about RITUALISM
- Is RITUALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RITUALISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RITUALISM worth?
- RITUALISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RITUALISM mean?
- Excessive attention to ritual and ceremony, often at the cost of real meaning.
- What letters can be added to RITUALISM?
- RITUALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RITUALISM:
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