Is OSTRACISMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OSTRACISMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OSTRACISMS mean?
Ostracisms is a form of OSTRACISM.
- noun
the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent)
“the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry”
- noun
the act of excluding someone from society by general consent
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 14 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 OSTRACISMS
OSTRACISMS 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 OSTRACISMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- acrotisms13
- massicots13
- ostracism13
- acrotism12
- cosmists12
- massicot12
- miscasts12
- atomics11
- comsats11
- cosmist11
- mascots11
- mastics11
- matrics11
- misacts11
- miscast11
- mosaics11
- osmatic11
- racisms11
- satcoms11
- sitcoms11
- somatic11
- amorists10
- coassist10
- missorts10
- sacrists10
- tsarisms10
- atomic10
- caroms10
- comsat10
- macros10
- mascot10
- mastic10
- matric10
- micros10
- misact10
- mosaic10
- osmics10
- racism10
- satcom10
- scrams10
- scrims10
- sitcom10
- amorist9
- castors9
- costars9
- missort9
- racists9
- sacrist9
- scissor9
- scotias9
- tsarism9
- camis9
- camos9
- carom9
- comas9
- corms9
- crams9
- macro9
- marcs9
- micas9
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