DEMAGOGUERY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. DEMAGOGUERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEMAGOGUERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMAGOGUERY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMAGOGUERY
No single letter turns DEMAGOGUERY into another word.
How DEMAGOGUERY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DEMAGOGUERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEMAGOGUERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DEMAGOGUERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The practice of winning power by stirring up the fears and prejudices of ordinary people instead of using honest argument.
Demagoguery thrives where people are anxious and a speaker offers simple blame and easy promises. Critics use the word to attack tactics, not just a single politician. The word points to method: emotion in place of evidence.
How DEMAGOGUERY is used
Used in politics and commentary, nearly always as criticism.
- The campaign descended into demagoguery as the election drew near.
- Her speech was a warning against demagoguery.
- Historians trace the leader's rise to cheap demagoguery in hard times.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEMAGOGUERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMAGOGUERY
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Common questions about DEMAGOGUERY
- Is DEMAGOGUERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMAGOGUERY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMAGOGUERY worth?
- DEMAGOGUERY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEMAGOGUERY mean?
- The practice of winning power by stirring up the fears and prejudices of ordinary people instead of using honest argument.
- What letters can be added to DEMAGOGUERY?
- No single letter can be added to DEMAGOGUERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DEMAGOGUERY:
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