Scrabble & Words with friends points
- sensationalism is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
- sensationalism is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
- sensationalism is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20
Definition of sensationalism
- the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes (noun)
Examples
- the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
Synonyms
- luridness
- (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience (noun)
Synonyms
- empiricism
- empiricist philosophy
- (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good (noun)
Synonyms
- sensualism
- subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes (noun)
See definition of sensationalism in Merriam Webster