FIDEIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. FIDEIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FIDEIST?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FIDEIST is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FIDEIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fideistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FIDEIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FIDEIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does FIDEIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who holds that knowledge, especially of religious truth, depends on faith rather than on reason.
A fideist does not try to prove belief by argument; faith itself is taken as the starting point. The label is used in philosophy and theology, sometimes by critics who think a thinker gives up on reasoning too early.
How FIDEIST is used
Used in philosophy and theology.
- As a fideist, he saw no need for logical proofs of God.
- The critic called the author a fideist for dismissing reason.
- Not every fideist rejects science, but all put faith first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FIDEIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FIDEIST
2 longer words begin with FIDEIST.
Shorter words from the letters in FIDEIST
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Common questions about FIDEIST
- Is FIDEIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FIDEIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FIDEIST worth?
- FIDEIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FIDEIST mean?
- A person who holds that knowledge, especially of religious truth, depends on faith rather than on reason.
- What letters can be added to FIDEIST?
- FIDEIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FIDEIST:
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