Is LOCALISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LOCALISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LOCALISMS mean?
Localisms is a form of LOCALISM.
- noun
a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
- noun
a partiality for some particular place
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + O (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 13 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 LOCALISMS
LOCALISMS 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 LOCALISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- localism12
- miscalls12
- miscall11
- mosaics11
- claims10
- mosaic10
- osmics10
- scillas9
- slaloms9
- socials9
- calms9
- camis9
- camos9
- claim9
- clams9
- comal9
- comas9
- malic9
- micas9
- osmic9
- scams9
- lilacs8
- lissom8
- locals8
- maills8
- missal8
- salmis8
- scalls8
- scilla8
- slalom8
- smalls8
- social8
- calm8
- cami8
- camo8
- cams8
- clam8
- coma8
- macs8
- mica8
- mics8
- mocs8
- scam8
- amiss7
- calls7
- calos7
- class7
- coals7
- coils7
- colas7
- laics7
- lilac7
- limas7
- limos7
- loams7
- local7
- locis7
- maill7
- mails7
- malls7
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