SATURNISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SATURNISM 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 SATURNISM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SATURNISM is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SATURNISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saturnismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SATURNISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SATURNISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SATURNISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SATURNISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
medicalarchaic
Illness caused by the body absorbing too much lead.
The name comes from the old alchemists' link between lead and the planet Saturn. Saturnism was once common among painters, plumbers and wine drinkers, and the modern term is lead poisoning.
How SATURNISM is used
An old-fashioned medical term, now seen mostly in history of medicine.
- Historians suspect saturnism among workers who handled lead glazes.
- Chronic saturnism can damage the nerves and the kidneys.
- The doctor's notes from 1850 describe a case of saturnism in a printer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SATURNISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SATURNISM
The 9 tiles of SATURNISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SATURNISM
1 longer words begin with SATURNISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SATURNISM
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Common questions about SATURNISM
- Is SATURNISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SATURNISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SATURNISM worth?
- SATURNISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SATURNISM mean?
- Illness caused by the body absorbing too much lead.
- What letters can be added to SATURNISM?
- SATURNISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SATURNISM:
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