SYMBOLISM is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SYMBOLISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYMBOLISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYMBOLISM is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYMBOLISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
symbolismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYMBOLISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYMBOLISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYMBOLISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYMBOLISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The use of symbols to stand for ideas or qualities, or an artistic movement based on this.
Critics discuss the symbolism of a white whale or a green light as pointing beyond the surface of a story. The Symbolist movement began in late nineteenth-century France and favoured suggestion over plain statement. Symbolism can be found in religion, literature and painting alike.
How SYMBOLISM is used
Used in literature and art criticism, and capitalised for the nineteenth-century movement.
- The novel is rich in religious symbolism.
- She wrote an essay on the symbolism of the colour red.
- French poets of the era embraced symbolism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYMBOLISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYMBOLISM
1 longer words begin with SYMBOLISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SYMBOLISM
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Common questions about SYMBOLISM
- Is SYMBOLISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYMBOLISM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYMBOLISM worth?
- SYMBOLISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYMBOLISM mean?
- The use of symbols to stand for ideas or qualities, or an artistic movement based on this.
- What letters can be added to SYMBOLISM?
- SYMBOLISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYMBOLISM:
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