sensationalism

1. Interest in or the effect of such subject matter.

2. Philosophy The theory that sensation is the only source of knowledge.

3. Sensational subject matter.

4. The ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion of good.

5. The use of sensational matter or methods, especially in writing, journalism, or politics.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
sensationalism	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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tassies	7
telamon	9
telsons	7
tenails	7
tension	7
tinsels	7
tisanes	7
toenail	7
tolanes	7
tonsils	7

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ailments	10
alanines	8
alations	8
alienism	10
alienist	8
aliments	10
amanitin	10
amentias	10
amitoses	10
amitosis	10
amnesias	10
amniotes	10
amosites	10
anemosis	10
anilines	8
animates	10
animatos	10
animists	10
anisoles	8
annalist	8
anosmias	10
antimale	10
antimine	10
antinome	10
antlions	8
assonant	8
assonate	8
astonies	8
atomises	10
elastins	8
elations	8
elisions	8
elitisms	10
emission	10
enations	8
entasias	8
inosines	8
inosites	8
insanest	8
insolate	8
insolent	8
insomnia	10
isatines	8
isolates	8
isolines	8
laminate	10
laminins	10
laminose	10
lenition	8
liaisons	8
liminess	10
limonite	10
linesman	10
liniment	10
lionises	8
litanies	8
loamiest	10
lostness	8
mainline	10
mainsail	10
maintain	10
malaises	10
malisons	10
malonate	10
maltases	10
maltoses	10
manliest	10
mannites	10
mannitol	10
mannoses	10
mansions	10
mantises	10
mantissa	10
massiest	10
mastless	10
matiness	10
melanian	10
melanins	10
melanist	10
mentions	10
mestinos	10
metanoia	10
milesian	10
minneola	10
misatone	10
misseats	10
missiles	10
missions	10
moistens	10
molasses	10
moniliae	10
montanes	10
mossiest	10
nailsets	8
nasalise	8
nasalism	10
national	8
neonatal	8
nitinols	8
noisiest	8
nominals	10
nominate	10
nonmetal	10
nosiness	8
oatmeals	10
oiliness	8
onanisms	10
onanists	8
salesman	10
salients	8
saltines	8
saltness	8
samisens	10
sanities	8
sanitise	8
satanism	10
sealants	8
seasonal	8
semiosis	10
semolina	10
sentimos	10
sestinas	8
silesias	8
simonies	10
simonist	10
slimiest	10
slimness	10
smaltine	10
smiliest	10
solanine	8
solanins	8
sonantal	8
sonatina	8
sonatine	8
sonsiest	8
staminal	10
staminas	10
stanines	8
stasimon	10
stemsons	10
stenosis	8
talesman	10
talisman	10
teniasis	8
tensions	8
tininess	8
toenails	8

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alienisms	11
alienists	9
alimonies	11
amanitins	11
analities	9
anamnesis	11
anatomies	11
anatomise	11
animation	11
annalists	9
anomalies	11
antinomes	11
assonants	9
assonates	9
atonalism	11
emanation	11
emissions	11
inanimate	11
insolates	9
insolents	9
insomnias	11
laminates	11
lenitions	9
limonites	11
lineation	9
liniments	11
mainlines	11
mainsails	11
maintains	11
malonates	11
manliness	11
mannitols	11
mantissas	11
melanists	11
melatonin	11
metanoias	11
minneolas	11
misatones	11
mistiness	11
moistness	11
nanotesla	9
nasalises	9
nasalisms	11
nastiness	9
nationals	9
noisiness	9
nominates	11
nonmetals	11
saltiness	9
sanitises	9
santolina	9
satanisms	11
seasonals	9
semitonal	11
semolinas	11
sensation	9
sessional	9
simonists	11
sliminess	11
slimsiest	11
smaltines	11
solanines	9
sonatinas	9
stainless	9
stoniness	9
taeniasis	9
talismans	11
tensional	9

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alienation	10
anatomises	12
animations	12
antimonial	12
antimonies	12
antinomies	12
assimilate	12
assoilment	12
atonalisms	12
emanations	12
lamination	12
lanosities	10
lentissimo	12
lineations	10
melatonins	12
moniliases	12
nanoteslas	10
nasalities	10
nominalist	12
santolinas	10
sensations	10

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alienations	11
assimilates	13
assoilments	13
laminations	13
nationalise	11
nationalism	13
nominalists	13
saintliness	11
sensational	11

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
nationalises	12
nationalisms	14

14 Letters	Scrabble® Points
sensationalism	16