WELFARISM is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. WELFARISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WELFARISM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WELFARISM is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WELFARISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
welfarismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WELFARISM scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WELFARISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WELFARISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WELFARISM
- All 9 letters of WELFARISM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does WELFARISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
The policies and attitudes that support a welfare state, providing public help for the needy.
Supporters see welfarism as a duty of the community to protect its weakest members, while critics fear it breeds dependence. The word appears often in debates over taxes and public spending.
How WELFARISM is used
Used in politics and economics, sometimes as criticism.
- The party defended welfarism against budget cuts.
- Critics blamed welfarism for rising public debt.
- Postwar welfarism reshaped health care and pensions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WELFARISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WELFARISM
1 longer words begin with WELFARISM.
Shorter words from the letters in WELFARISM
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Common questions about WELFARISM
- Is WELFARISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELFARISM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WELFARISM worth?
- WELFARISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WELFARISM mean?
- The policies and attitudes that support a welfare state, providing public help for the needy.
- What letters can be added to WELFARISM?
- WELFARISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WELFARISM:
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