ALLOPATH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ALLOPATH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ALLOPATH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLOPATH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOPATH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLOPATH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ALLOPATH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLOPATH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ALLOPATH mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A doctor who practises conventional medicine, as seen by supporters of alternative treatments.
The word allopath was coined by homeopaths to label doctors who treat illness with remedies that work against symptoms. Today it is seldom used by doctors themselves and can sound slightly pointed. It mostly appears in debates over conventional and alternative medicine.
How ALLOPATH is used
Mostly used by alternative-medicine writers to name a conventional doctor.
- The homeopath argued with the allopath about the best treatment.
- Our village had both an allopath and an herbalist in the nineteenth century.
- He called himself an allopath, though few doctors use the term.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ALLOPATH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ALLOPATH
7 longer words begin with ALLOPATH.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOPATH
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Common questions about ALLOPATH
- Is ALLOPATH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLOPATH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLOPATH worth?
- ALLOPATH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ALLOPATH mean?
- A doctor who practises conventional medicine, as seen by supporters of alternative treatments.
- What letters can be added to ALLOPATH?
- ALLOPATH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ALLOPATH:
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