TYCHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. TYCHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TYCHISM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TYCHISM is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TYCHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tychismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TYCHISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TYCHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about TYCHISM
- TYCHISM gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TYCHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The philosophical theory that chance is real and active in the universe.
Tychism denies that everything follows from fixed causes and makes room for genuine chance in how the world works. The word comes up in philosophy, where it is set against strict determinism.
How TYCHISM is used
Tychism is an abstract noun used in philosophical writing about chance and causation.
- His essay defended tychism against strict determinism.
- Tychism treats chance as a real force in nature.
- The lecture compared tychism with older theories of fate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TYCHISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TYCHISM
The 7 tiles of TYCHISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TYCHISM
1 longer words begin with TYCHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in TYCHISM
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Common questions about TYCHISM
- Is TYCHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TYCHISM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TYCHISM worth?
- TYCHISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TYCHISM mean?
- The philosophical theory that chance is real and active in the universe.
- What letters can be added to TYCHISM?
- TYCHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TYCHISM:
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