TANTRISM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. TANTRISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANTRISM?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANTRISM is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANTRISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tantrismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANTRISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TANTRISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TANTRISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TANTRISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A body of Hindu and Buddhist teaching and practice built around the tantras, with rituals, mantras and meditation.
Scholars study tantrism as a movement that spread across India, Nepal and Tibet. Popular accounts often reduce it to a single theme, which misrepresents its range.
How TANTRISM is used
Tantrism is a religious studies term.
- The course covered tantrism in medieval Tibet.
- Tantrism stresses ritual and inner practice.
- Her book traces tantrism through several centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANTRISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TANTRISM
The 8 tiles of TANTRISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TANTRISM
1 longer words begin with TANTRISM.
Shorter words from the letters in TANTRISM
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Common questions about TANTRISM
- Is TANTRISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANTRISM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANTRISM worth?
- TANTRISM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANTRISM mean?
- A body of Hindu and Buddhist teaching and practice built around the tantras, with rituals, mantras and meditation.
- What letters can be added to TANTRISM?
- TANTRISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TANTRISM:
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