TOTEMISM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TOTEMISM 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 TOTEMISM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOTEMISM is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOTEMISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
totemismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOTEMISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TOTEMISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TOTEMISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TOTEMISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A system of belief and social organisation in which groups are linked to an animal, plant or object as their emblem.
Anthropologists use totemism to describe how some societies tie each clan to a sacred emblem that shapes marriage rules and ritual. Scholars have long argued about whether it is one coherent system or a label stretched across many cultures.
How TOTEMISM is used
An anthropology term, as in "studies of totemism among clans".
- The book compares totemism in several regions.
- Totemism ties each clan to its own animal.
- Early anthropologists were fascinated by totemism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOTEMISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOTEMISM
1 longer words begin with TOTEMISM.
Shorter words from the letters in TOTEMISM
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Common questions about TOTEMISM
- Is TOTEMISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOTEMISM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOTEMISM worth?
- TOTEMISM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOTEMISM mean?
- A system of belief and social organisation in which groups are linked to an animal, plant or object as their emblem.
- What letters can be added to TOTEMISM?
- TOTEMISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TOTEMISM:
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