SADISM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SADISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SADISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SADISM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SADISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sadismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SADISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SADISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does SADISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The habit of getting pleasure, sometimes sexual, from causing pain or humiliation to others.
Sadism is named after the Marquis de Sade, an eighteenth-century French writer whose novels dwell on cruelty. Psychologists use it for a pattern of enjoying another person's suffering, while in everyday speech it often just means gratuitous cruelty. Its counterpart on the receiving side is called masochism.
How SADISM is used
Clinical in psychology; figurative when a critic accuses a tough boss or teacher of it.
- The novel was criticised for its open sadism.
- Bullying often hides a streak of sadism.
- The sadism of the jailer was well known among the prisoners.
- She read a study on sadism in the workplace.
- A hint of sadism ran through the villain's jokes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SADISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SADISM
1 longer words begin with SADISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SADISM
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Common questions about SADISM
- Is SADISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SADISM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SADISM worth?
- SADISM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SADISM mean?
- The habit of getting pleasure, sometimes sexual, from causing pain or humiliation to others.
- What letters can be added to SADISM?
- SADISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SADISM:
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