ANAGOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ANAGOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANAGOGY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANAGOGY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANAGOGY
No single letter turns ANAGOGY into another word.
How ANAGOGY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANAGOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does ANAGOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A spiritual or mystical interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
Medieval scholars read the Bible on four levels, and anagogy was the highest, pointing to the heavenly things a passage foretells. Literary critics still use it for a reading that lifts a story toward ultimate meaning.
How ANAGOGY is used
Anagogy belongs to theology and literary criticism.
- The monk explained the verse through anagogy.
- Dante's poem invites readings by anagogy as well as by history.
- The critic turned from the plot to its anagogy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANAGOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANAGOGY
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Common questions about ANAGOGY
- Is ANAGOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANAGOGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANAGOGY worth?
- ANAGOGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANAGOGY mean?
- A spiritual or mystical interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
- What letters can be added to ANAGOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ANAGOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANAGOGY:
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