Is PATERNALISM a word?
PATERNALISM is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, PATERNALISM is a valid word.
What does paternalism mean?
noun: the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
PATERNALISM: word details
- Pronunciation: puh-TUR-nuh-lih-zuhm (approx., 5 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 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.
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Solve a whole rack, not just PATERNALISM
PATERNALISM 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 PATERNALISM mean?
PATERNALISM is a noun. It means: the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good.
Is PATERNALISM a valid word?
Yes, PATERNALISM is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 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.