SAVAGISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAVAGISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAVAGISM?
| 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 SAVAGISM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAVAGISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
savagismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAVAGISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAVAGISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAVAGISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAVAGISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The condition of being uncivilised, wild or primitive.
Savagism belongs to older writing, where it was set against civilisation, and modern readers often find the attitude behind it condescending. Today it appears mainly in historical quotations or in discussions of how earlier eras viewed other peoples.
How SAVAGISM is used
Used mostly in historical or literary contexts, often critically.
- Nineteenth-century writers contrasted savagism with progress.
- The novel shows how quickly savagism can break through a polite surface.
- Historians now question the idea of savagism that colonial authors promoted.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAVAGISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAVAGISM
1 longer words begin with SAVAGISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SAVAGISM
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Common questions about SAVAGISM
- Is SAVAGISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAVAGISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAVAGISM worth?
- SAVAGISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAVAGISM mean?
- The condition of being uncivilised, wild or primitive.
- What letters can be added to SAVAGISM?
- SAVAGISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAVAGISM:
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