FALLACY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. FALLACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FALLACY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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 FALLACY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALLACY
No single letter turns FALLACY into another word.
How FALLACY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FALLACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does FALLACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A mistaken belief, or a flaw in reasoning that makes an argument invalid.
Every fallacy in a logic textbook is a pattern of bad reasoning, such as circular reasoning and attacking the person instead of the claim. Outside logic, a fallacy can be any widely held but false idea.
How FALLACY is used
Fallacy is common in debate and in writing about logic.
- It is a fallacy that lightning never strikes twice.
- The speaker's argument rested on a fallacy.
- Spotting a fallacy takes practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FALLACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FALLACY
Common questions about FALLACY
- Is FALLACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FALLACY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FALLACY worth?
- FALLACY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FALLACY mean?
- A mistaken belief, or a flaw in reasoning that makes an argument invalid.
- What letters can be added to FALLACY?
- No single letter can be added to FALLACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FALLACY:
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