ERISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ERISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ERISTIC?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERISTIC is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERISTIC
Back hooks — 1
eristicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ERISTIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ERISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What does ERISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Aimed at winning an argument rather than finding the truth.
Eristic debate prizes clever points over honest inquiry, a charge Greek philosophers made against the sophists. As a noun it names a person who argues in that spirit.
How ERISTIC is used
Eristic is a formal, scholarly word used in philosophy and rhetoric.
- Socrates disliked eristic arguments that only sought victory.
- The talk turned into an eristic contest.
- His eristic style left no room for agreement.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ERISTIC
The 7 tiles of ERISTIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ERISTIC
3 longer words begin with ERISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ERISTIC
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Common questions about ERISTIC
- Is ERISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERISTIC, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERISTIC worth?
- ERISTIC is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERISTIC mean?
- Aimed at winning an argument rather than finding the truth.
- What letters can be added to ERISTIC?
- ERISTIC takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ERISTIC:
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