What FORMALISMS Means
FORMALISMS is a form of FORMALISM, which means:
- noun: the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
- 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
FORMALISMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 O1 R1 M3 A1 L1 I1 S1 M3 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In FORMALISMS
390 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
9 letter words (2)
8 letter words (5)
7 letter words (12)
6 letter words (35)
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5 letter words (107)
AFROSALIFSAMIRSAMISSAMMOSARILSARMILARSISFAILSFAIRSFARLSFARMSFAROSFIARSFILARFILMSFILOSFIRMSFLAIRFLAMMFLAMSFLIMSFLIRSFLORAFLORSFLOSSFOALSFOAMSFOILSFOLIAFORAMFORMSFOSSAFRAILFRAIMFRASSIMAMSLAIRSLARISLASSILASSOLIARSLIMASLIMMALIMOSLIRASLOAFSLOAMSLOIRSLOMASLORISMAILSMAIMSMAIRSMALISMALMSMARLSMARMSMIASMMILORMILOSMIROSMISOSMISSAMOILSMOIRAMOLARMOLASMORALMORASMORIAOASISORALSOSSIARAILSRAMISRIALSROAMSROILSROLFSROMALSAILSSAIMSSAIRSSALMISARISSAROSSIALSSILOSSIMARSIMASSISALSLAMSSLIMSSLORMSMALMSMARMSMIRSSOARSSOFARSOFASSOILSSOLARSOLASSOMASSORALSORAS
4 letter words (136)
AFROAILSAIMSAIRSALFSALIFALMSALSOAMIRAMISAMMOARFSARILARISARMSFAILFAIRFARLFARMFAROFARSFIARFILAFILMFILOFILSFIRMFIRSFLAMFLIMFLIRFLORFOALFOAMFOILFORAFORMFOSSFRASFRISFROMFROSIMAMISMSISOSLAIRLAMSLARILARSLASSLIARLIASLIMALIMOLIRALOAFLOAMLOIRLOMALOSSMAILMAIMMAIRMALIMALMMALSMAMSMARLMARMMARSMASSMILOMILSMIROMIRSMISOMISSMOAIMOASMOILMOLAMOLSMOMIMOMSMORAMORSMOSSOAFSOARSOILSOLMSORALORFSOSAROSSARAILRAISRAMIRAMSRIALRIASRIFSRIMARIMSROAMROILROLFROMAROMSSAILSAIMSAIRSAISSALSSAMSSARISARSSIALSILOSIMASIMSSIRSSLAMSLIMSMIRSOARSOFASOILSOLASOLISOLSSOMASOMSSORASORISRIS
3 letter words (70)
AILAIMAIRAISALFALSAMIARFARMARSFARFASFILFIRFORFRAFROIFSIOSISMISOLAMLARLASLISLORLOSMALMAMMARMASMILMIMMIRMISMOAMOIMOLMOMMORMOSOAFOAROILOISOLMOMSORAORFORSRAIRAMRASRIARIFRIMROMSAISALSAMSARSIFSIMSIRSISSMASOLSOMSOSSRI
2 letter words (23)
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