SCIOLISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SCIOLISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCIOLISM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCIOLISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCIOLISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sciolismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCIOLISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCIOLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCIOLISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCIOLISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Superficial knowledge, or a pretentious show of learning with little depth.
A sciolist is someone who talks confidently about subjects they barely understand, and sciolism is that habit. The word is a mild insult aimed at shallow cleverness.
How SCIOLISM is used
Formal and critical; used to accuse someone of pretending to knowledge.
- His essay was full of sciolism dressed up as erudition.
- The professor despised sciolism in any form.
- Quoting a few famous names is no more than sciolism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCIOLISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCIOLISM
1 longer words begin with SCIOLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SCIOLISM
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Common questions about SCIOLISM
- Is SCIOLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCIOLISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCIOLISM worth?
- SCIOLISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCIOLISM mean?
- Superficial knowledge, or a pretentious show of learning with little depth.
- What letters can be added to SCIOLISM?
- SCIOLISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCIOLISM:
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