ADOPTIONIST is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ADOPTIONIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADOPTIONIST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADOPTIONIST is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADOPTIONIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adoptionistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADOPTIONIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ADOPTIONIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADOPTIONIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADOPTIONIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A believer in the doctrine that Jesus became the Son of God through adoption rather than by nature.
An adoptionist belonged to an early or medieval Christian current, strongest in eighth-century Spain, that church councils condemned as heresy. Historians of theology still debate how united the movement really was.
How ADOPTIONIST is used
The noun adoptionist appears in church history and theology, and the adjective form is also common.
- The bishop was accused of being an adoptionist.
- Each adoptionist in the dispute cited the same passages.
- Charlemagne summoned a council to answer the adoptionist teaching.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADOPTIONIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADOPTIONIST
1 longer words begin with ADOPTIONIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ADOPTIONIST
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Common questions about ADOPTIONIST
- Is ADOPTIONIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADOPTIONIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADOPTIONIST worth?
- ADOPTIONIST is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADOPTIONIST mean?
- A believer in the doctrine that Jesus became the Son of God through adoption rather than by nature.
- What letters can be added to ADOPTIONIST?
- ADOPTIONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ADOPTIONIST:
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