Is SECTARIANISM a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SECTARIANISM is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SECTARIANISM mean?
- noun
a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination
“he condemned religious sectarianism”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + M (3) = 16 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 SECTARIANISM
Single letters that turn SECTARIANISM into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from SECTARIANISM
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antiracisms15
- antiracism14
- armistices14
- cretinisms14
- criminates14
- marcasites14
- miscreants14
- sacraments14
- actinisms13
- amnesiacs13
- animacies13
- anticrime13
- antimeric13
- armistice13
- caesarism13
- casimires13
- centrisms13
- ceramists13
- cretinism13
- criminate13
- marcasite13
- messianic13
- miscreant13
- mistraces13
- sacrament13
- scientism13
- scimetars13
- scimitars13
- scimiters13
- semantics13
- anticaries12
- artemisias12
- ascertains12
- sectarians12
- seminarist12
- actinism12
- amnesiac12
- amnesics12
- amnestic12
- aseismic12
- camisias12
- carmines12
- casimire12
- casteism12
- centrism12
- ceramist12
- cerimans12
- cremains12
- creminis12
- massacre12
- matrices12
- meristic12
- meticais12
- minciest12
- minicars12
- miscites12
- mistrace12
- narcisms12
- nematics12
- samsaric12
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