FORMALISM

What FORMALISM Means

1. noun: the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
2. noun: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FORMALISM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 O1 R1 M3 A1 L1 I1 S1 M3.

Words Made From The Letters In FORMALISM

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