TOTEM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TOTEM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOTEM?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOTEM is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOTEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
totemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOTEM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TOTEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 26,142.
What stands out about TOTEM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOTEM mean in Scrabble?
noun
An animal, plant, or other natural object regarded as an emblem of a family, clan, or group, especially one believed to have a special spiritual connection to it.
Many Indigenous peoples of North America carved or painted a totem, such as a raven, bear, or eagle, to mark the identity and ancestry of a clan, and the tall carved totem pole became one of the most recognizable expressions of this practice among Pacific Northwest nations. Anthropologists later extended the word to describe similar emblematic animals or objects found in other cultures around the world. In everyday modern English, people also use totem loosely for anything treated as a personal symbol or good-luck emblem, well beyond its original anthropological sense.
How TOTEM is used
Rooted in the traditions of specific cultures, especially Pacific Northwest Indigenous nations, but also used loosely today for any personal or symbolic emblem.
- The carved totem stood at the entrance to the village.
- Each clan traced its identity back to a particular totem.
- Tourists photographed the tall totem pole in the museum courtyard.
- She kept the small stone as a personal totem of good luck.
- The documentary explained how a totem linked a family to its ancestors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOTEM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOTEM
The 5 tiles of TOTEM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TOTEM
10 longer words begin with TOTEM.
Shorter words from the letters in TOTEM
Common questions about TOTEM
- Is TOTEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOTEM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOTEM worth?
- TOTEM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOTEM mean?
- An animal, plant, or other natural object regarded as an emblem of a family, clan, or group, especially one believed to have a special spiritual connection to it.
- What letters can be added to TOTEM?
- TOTEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TOTEM:
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