ANTINOMY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ANTINOMY 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 ANTINOMY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANTINOMY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANTINOMY
No single letter turns ANTINOMY into another word.
How ANTINOMY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ANTINOMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANTINOMY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ANTINOMY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A contradiction between two laws or conclusions that each seem reasonable.
Philosophers, notably Kant, use antinomy for a puzzle where equally good arguments lead to opposite answers. In general writing it means a tension between two principles that cannot both be fully satisfied. The word is learned and sounds scholarly.
How ANTINOMY is used
Used in philosophy and law for an apparent clash of sound principles.
- The antinomy between freedom and security runs through the whole debate.
- Kant described an antinomy in which reason contradicts itself.
- The court faced an antinomy between two valid statutes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANTINOMY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ANTINOMY
The 8 tiles of ANTINOMY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ANTINOMY
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Common questions about ANTINOMY
- Is ANTINOMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANTINOMY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANTINOMY worth?
- ANTINOMY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANTINOMY mean?
- A contradiction between two laws or conclusions that each seem reasonable.
- What letters can be added to ANTINOMY?
- No single letter can be added to ANTINOMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ANTINOMY:
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