GNOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GNOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GNOSIS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GNOSIS is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GNOSIS
No single letter turns GNOSIS into another word.
How GNOSIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GNOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does GNOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
Special or intuitive spiritual knowledge, especially direct insight into divine truths, as claimed by ancient Gnostic movements.
Gnosis comes from the Greek word for knowledge, but it was narrowed by early Christian and Gnostic writers to mean a personal, revealed understanding of divine reality rather than knowledge gained through ordinary study. Gnostic sects taught that this gnosis could free the soul from the material world, setting it apart from ordinary faith or doctrine taught by the wider church. Modern writers on mysticism and comparative religion still use gnosis to describe any tradition's claim of direct, experiential spiritual insight, not only the ancient Gnostic movements. The related adjective gnostic and the modern term agnostic, literally without knowledge, both descend from the same root.
How GNOSIS is used
Used mainly in religious studies, the history of Gnosticism, and writing about mysticism.
- The ancient texts describe gnosis as a secret knowledge revealed only to initiates.
- Scholars debate how far early Christian teaching absorbed ideas of gnosis.
- The lecture traced gnosis from its Greek roots through Gnostic scripture.
- She described her meditation as a brief moment of gnosis.
- The museum's exhibit on Gnosticism opens with a wall label explaining gnosis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GNOSIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in GNOSIS
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Common questions about GNOSIS
- Is GNOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GNOSIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GNOSIS worth?
- GNOSIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GNOSIS mean?
- Special or intuitive spiritual knowledge, especially direct insight into divine truths, as claimed by ancient Gnostic movements.
- What letters can be added to GNOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to GNOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GNOSIS:
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