SHAMANISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SHAMANISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMANISM?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMANISM is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMANISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shamanismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAMANISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHAMANISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAMANISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHAMANISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A religious tradition in which a priest-healer is believed to contact the spirit world and influence good and evil forces.
Shamanism is studied mostly among the peoples of northern Asia, where the tradition is thought to have originated. Practitioners go into trances to heal, foretell events or guide souls. Scholars sometimes use shamanism more loosely for similar practices elsewhere in the world.
How SHAMANISM is used
Mainly an anthropological term for spirit-based healing religions, especially those of Siberia and central Asia.
- The museum has a gallery devoted to Siberian shamanism.
- Her thesis compared shamanism in Mongolia and Korea.
- Drums and chanting play a central role in shamanism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMANISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAMANISM
1 longer words begin with SHAMANISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMANISM
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Common questions about SHAMANISM
- Is SHAMANISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMANISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMANISM worth?
- SHAMANISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMANISM mean?
- A religious tradition in which a priest-healer is believed to contact the spirit world and influence good and evil forces.
- What letters can be added to SHAMANISM?
- SHAMANISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHAMANISM:
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