EISEGESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. EISEGESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EISEGESIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EISEGESIS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EISEGESIS
No single letter turns EISEGESIS into another word.
How EISEGESIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EISEGESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EISEGESIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EISEGESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The reading of a text, especially scripture, so that it supports the reader's own ideas.
Eisegesis is the faulty opposite of exegesis: instead of drawing meaning out of a passage, the reader pushes meaning in. Critics use the word to accuse an interpreter of bias. It is mainly met in biblical and literary scholarship.
How EISEGESIS is used
Used in theology and criticism as a charge against biased interpretation.
- The sermon was accused of eisegesis because it ignored the context.
- Careful scholars try to avoid eisegesis.
- His reading of the poem was pure eisegesis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EISEGESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EISEGESIS
Common questions about EISEGESIS
- Is EISEGESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EISEGESIS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EISEGESIS worth?
- EISEGESIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EISEGESIS mean?
- The reading of a text, especially scripture, so that it supports the reader's own ideas.
- What letters can be added to EISEGESIS?
- No single letter can be added to EISEGESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EISEGESIS:
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