Is ERGOTISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ERGOTISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ERGOTISMS mean?
Ergotisms is a form of ERGOTISM.
- noun
poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + R (1) + G (2) + O (1) + T (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ERGOTISMS
ERGOTISMS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ERGOTISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- egotisms11
- ergotism11
- ogreisms11
- erotisms10
- mortises10
- trisomes10
- egoisms10
- egotism10
- ogreism10
- ogrisms10
- gorsiest9
- strigose9
- erotism9
- isomers9
- missort9
- misters9
- mitoses9
- moister9
- mortise9
- mossier9
- smiters9
- somites9
- trisome9
- egoism9
- gemots9
- gismos9
- gomers9
- grimes9
- ogrism9
- smorgs9
- egoists8
- goiters8
- goitres8
- goriest8
- stogies8
- tigress8
- isomer8
- merits8
- metros8
- mioses8
- misers8
- misset8
- mister8
- miters8
- mitres8
- moires8
- mosser8
- remiss8
- remits8
- rimose8
- smiter8
- smites8
- somite8
- stimes8
- storms8
- timers8
- tmesis8
- gemot8
- germs8
- gismo8
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