VORTICISM is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VORTICISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VORTICISM?
| 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 VORTICISM is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VORTICISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
vorticismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VORTICISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in VORTICISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VORTICISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VORTICISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short-lived British art movement of the 1910s that favoured angular, machine-like abstract forms.
Vorticism was led by Wyndham Lewis and grew out of cubism and futurism, while rejecting the futurists admiration for speed alone. Its journal Blast announced the group with loud pink covers.
How VORTICISM is used
Used in art history; a follower is called a Vorticist.
- Vorticism drew on the energy of the modern city.
- The exhibition traced the rise and fall of vorticism in London.
- Lewis was the best known voice of vorticism.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VORTICISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VORTICISM
1 longer words begin with VORTICISM.
Shorter words from the letters in VORTICISM
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Common questions about VORTICISM
- Is VORTICISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VORTICISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VORTICISM worth?
- VORTICISM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VORTICISM mean?
- A short-lived British art movement of the 1910s that favoured angular, machine-like abstract forms.
- What letters can be added to VORTICISM?
- VORTICISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of VORTICISM:
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