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Is ORIGINALISMS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, ORIGINALISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble, worth 15 points.It is not valid in UK Scrabble.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does ORIGINALISMS mean?

Originalisms is a form of ORIGINALISM.

  1. noun

    the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

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Words With Friends

12

Letters

O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Invalid
  • Words With FriendsNot listed

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 ORIGINALISMS

ORIGINALISMS 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 ORIGINALISMS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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