SAPPHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SAPPHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAPPHISM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPPHISM is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPPHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sapphismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAPPHISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAPPHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPPHISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAPPHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryarchaic
An old-fashioned term for love or attraction between women.
Sapphism takes its name from the ancient Greek poet Sappho of Lesbos. It belongs to older and literary writing and has largely given way to plainer modern terms.
How SAPPHISM is used
Sapphism appears in historical and literary discussion, rather than in everyday conversation.
- The critic wrote about sapphism in the poetry of the period.
- Nineteenth-century novels often hinted at sapphism without naming it.
- The essay traces the idea of sapphism back to ancient Greece.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAPPHISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAPPHISM
1 longer words begin with SAPPHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPPHISM
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Common questions about SAPPHISM
- Is SAPPHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPPHISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPPHISM worth?
- SAPPHISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAPPHISM mean?
- An old-fashioned term for love or attraction between women.
- What letters can be added to SAPPHISM?
- SAPPHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAPPHISM:
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