HERETICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HERETICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERETICAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERETICAL is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERETICAL
No single letter turns HERETICAL into another word.
How HERETICAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HERETICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERETICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HERETICAL
- The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HERETICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Holding or involving beliefs that go against accepted religious or established opinion.
Heretical originally described ideas condemned by a church. Nowadays it is often used playfully for any opinion that challenges the orthodoxy of a group, such as putting pineapple on pizza. It carries a sense of daring more than of danger.
How HERETICAL is used
Heretical is used for both religious dissent and, humorously, for unpopular opinions.
- The council condemned his heretical teachings.
- Her heretical view was that the sequel was better.
- It sounds heretical to say so, but I prefer tea cold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERETICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HERETICAL
The 9 tiles of HERETICAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HERETICAL
1 longer words begin with HERETICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in HERETICAL
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Common questions about HERETICAL
- Is HERETICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERETICAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERETICAL worth?
- HERETICAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERETICAL mean?
- Holding or involving beliefs that go against accepted religious or established opinion.
- What letters can be added to HERETICAL?
- No single letter can be added to HERETICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HERETICAL:
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