SHAMANISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SHAMANISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMANISTIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 SHAMANISTIC is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMANISTIC
No single letter turns SHAMANISTIC into another word.
How SHAMANISTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHAMANISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHAMANISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SHAMANISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to shamanism, the religious practice centred on a shaman who communicates with the spirit world.
Shamanistic beliefs are found among peoples of Siberia, the Arctic and many other regions, where the shaman acts as healer and intermediary. Anthropologists use the word to group rituals involving trance, drums and spirit journeys. It may also loosely describe art or music that evokes such rites.
How SHAMANISTIC is used
Shamanistic is used in anthropology, religious studies and descriptions of ritual or imagery.
- The museum displays shamanistic drums from northern Asia.
- Their shamanistic ceremonies included chanting through the night.
- The film borrows shamanistic imagery for its dream sequences.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMANISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMANISTIC
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Common questions about SHAMANISTIC
- Is SHAMANISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMANISTIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMANISTIC worth?
- SHAMANISTIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMANISTIC mean?
- Relating to shamanism, the religious practice centred on a shaman who communicates with the spirit world.
- What letters can be added to SHAMANISTIC?
- No single letter can be added to SHAMANISTIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHAMANISTIC:
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