VERISM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. VERISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VERISM?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VERISM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VERISM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VERISM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VERISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does VERISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The practice of showing everyday life in art and literature with strict realism, even when the result is rough or unpleasant.
Verism grew from the Latin word for true, and it names an artistic attitude that prefers plain truth to idealised beauty. The term is best known from Italian opera and fiction of the late nineteenth century, where ordinary working people and sudden violence replaced gods and kings. A critic who praises verism is usually admiring a work for refusing to flatter its subject.
How VERISM is used
Literary and critical; mostly used when discussing art, fiction and opera.
- The novel is admired for its verism in describing life in a mining town.
- Critics saw verism in the way the painter showed tired faces and worn hands.
- Late nineteenth century verism turned opera toward ordinary people.
- His verism would not allow a happy ending that life itself did not offer.
- The play's verism shocked audiences accustomed to polite drawing-room drama.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VERISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of VERISM
The 6 tiles of VERISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with VERISM
3 longer words begin with VERISM.
Shorter words from the letters in VERISM
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Common questions about VERISM
- Is VERISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VERISM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VERISM worth?
- VERISM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VERISM mean?
- The practice of showing everyday life in art and literature with strict realism, even when the result is rough or unpleasant.
- What letters can be added to VERISM?
- VERISM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VERISM:
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