TRIBALISM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TRIBALISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TRIBALISM?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRIBALISM is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRIBALISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tribalismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRIBALISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TRIBALISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRIBALISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TRIBALISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
Strong loyalty to one's own group, often at the cost of fairness to outsiders, or the social organisation of life in tribes.
Commentators warn that political tribalism makes people trust only their own side. In anthropology the term is more neutral and simply describes societies built around tribes.
How TRIBALISM is used
Tribalism is common in politics, sociology and news commentary.
- Political tribalism makes honest debate harder.
- The author blamed tribalism for the town's long feud.
- Fan tribalism turned the match into a shouting contest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TRIBALISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TRIBALISM
1 longer words begin with TRIBALISM.
Shorter words from the letters in TRIBALISM
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Common questions about TRIBALISM
- Is TRIBALISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRIBALISM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRIBALISM worth?
- TRIBALISM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TRIBALISM mean?
- Strong loyalty to one's own group, often at the cost of fairness to outsiders, or the social organisation of life in tribes.
- What letters can be added to TRIBALISM?
- TRIBALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TRIBALISM:
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