HAGIOSCOPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. HAGIOSCOPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAGIOSCOPIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAGIOSCOPIC is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAGIOSCOPIC
No single letter turns HAGIOSCOPIC into another word.
How HAGIOSCOPIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HAGIOSCOPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAGIOSCOPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HAGIOSCOPIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalrare
Relating to a hagioscope, an opening cut through a church wall so that worshippers can see the altar.
A hagioscopic window is the slanted gap often called a squint, found in medieval churches where a pillar blocked the view. The word turns up in architecture guides and church histories.
How HAGIOSCOPIC is used
Hagioscopic is a rare architectural term applied to old church openings.
- The guidebook pointed out a hagioscopic opening beside the chancel arch.
- A hagioscopic passage let the side-aisle congregation watch the Mass.
- Few visitors notice the hagioscopic slit in the wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAGIOSCOPIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HAGIOSCOPIC
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Common questions about HAGIOSCOPIC
- Is HAGIOSCOPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAGIOSCOPIC, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAGIOSCOPIC worth?
- HAGIOSCOPIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAGIOSCOPIC mean?
- Relating to a hagioscope, an opening cut through a church wall so that worshippers can see the altar.
- What letters can be added to HAGIOSCOPIC?
- No single letter can be added to HAGIOSCOPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HAGIOSCOPIC:
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