HERMENEUTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HERMENEUTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERMENEUTIC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERMENEUTIC is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERMENEUTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hermeneuticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HERMENEUTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HERMENEUTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERMENEUTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HERMENEUTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Concerned with the interpretation of texts, especially scripture or literature.
A hermeneutic approach asks how a reader arrives at meaning, not just what the words say. The term is common in philosophy, theology and literary theory.
How HERMENEUTIC is used
Hermeneutic usually modifies words like method, circle or approach in academic writing.
- The seminar took a hermeneutic view of the ancient poem.
- Her hermeneutic method compared several translations line by line.
- Scholars debated the hermeneutic problems of reading old law.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERMENEUTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HERMENEUTIC
3 longer words begin with HERMENEUTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HERMENEUTIC
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Common questions about HERMENEUTIC
- Is HERMENEUTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERMENEUTIC, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERMENEUTIC worth?
- HERMENEUTIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERMENEUTIC mean?
- Concerned with the interpretation of texts, especially scripture or literature.
- What letters can be added to HERMENEUTIC?
- HERMENEUTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HERMENEUTIC:
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