Is ALCOHOLISM a word?
ALCOHOLISM is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ALCOHOLISM is a valid word.
What does alcoholism mean?
noun: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ALCOHOLISM: word details
- Pronunciation: AL-kuh-haw-lih-zuhm (approx., 5 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 17 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside alcoholism
Words you can make from the letters of alcoholism.
Solve a whole rack, not just ALCOHOLISM
ALCOHOLISM is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ALCOHOLISM mean?
ALCOHOLISM is a noun. It means: habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms.
Is ALCOHOLISM a valid word?
Yes, ALCOHOLISM is a valid word. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.