DOCETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DOCETIC 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 DOCETIC?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOCETIC is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOCETIC
No single letter turns DOCETIC into another word.
How DOCETIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DOCETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does DOCETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the early Christian teaching that the body and suffering of Christ were only apparent and not real.
Docetic belongs to the history of theology, where the Docetists were an early group labelled heretical by the church. Scholars use it to describe any view that treats a divine figure as only seeming to have a human body.
How DOCETIC is used
Used in religious history and theology, often with words like view, heresy or Christology.
- The bishop wrote against the docetic idea that Christ only seemed to suffer.
- A docetic reading of the gospel denies the reality of the crucifixion.
- Early church councils condemned docetic teachings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DOCETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DOCETIC
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Common questions about DOCETIC
- Is DOCETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DOCETIC, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DOCETIC worth?
- DOCETIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DOCETIC mean?
- Relating to the early Christian teaching that the body and suffering of Christ were only apparent and not real.
- What letters can be added to DOCETIC?
- No single letter can be added to DOCETIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DOCETIC:
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