SPECIESISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPECIESISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPECIESISM?
| 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 SPECIESISM is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECIESISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
speciesismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPECIESISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPECIESISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPECIESISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SPECIESISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Prejudice or discrimination in favour of humans, or of one's own species, against other animals.
Speciesism is a term from animal-rights philosophy, built on the pattern of racism and sexism. Critics of the idea argue that humans and animals differ in morally relevant ways.
How SPECIESISM is used
Speciesism is used in debates about animal welfare, farming and ethics.
- The author accused the meat industry of speciesism.
- Speciesism, she argued, is as arbitrary as any other prejudice.
- The seminar asked whether speciesism can ever be justified.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPECIESISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SPECIESISM
1 longer words begin with SPECIESISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SPECIESISM
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Common questions about SPECIESISM
- Is SPECIESISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPECIESISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPECIESISM worth?
- SPECIESISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPECIESISM mean?
- Prejudice or discrimination in favour of humans, or of one's own species, against other animals.
- What letters can be added to SPECIESISM?
- SPECIESISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPECIESISM:
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