STOICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. STOICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STOICISM?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOICISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stoicismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STOICISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STOICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STOICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does STOICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Calm endurance of pain or hardship without complaint, or the ancient Greek school teaching this.
Stoicism began in Athens and taught that virtue and reason matter more than comfort. In daily life the word praises people who face bad luck with a steady temper.
How STOICISM is used
Used for a philosophy and for a habit of quiet endurance.
- She met the news with admirable stoicism.
- Stoicism holds that we control only our own judgements.
- His stoicism hid how much the loss hurt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STOICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STOICISM
The 8 tiles of STOICISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with STOICISM
1 longer words begin with STOICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in STOICISM
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Common questions about STOICISM
- Is STOICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOICISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOICISM worth?
- STOICISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STOICISM mean?
- Calm endurance of pain or hardship without complaint, or the ancient Greek school teaching this.
- What letters can be added to STOICISM?
- STOICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STOICISM:
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