HETEROCLITE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HETEROCLITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETEROCLITE?
| 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 HETEROCLITE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROCLITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heteroclitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETEROCLITE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HETEROCLITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROCLITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HETEROCLITE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
raretechnical
Deviating from the usual rule, especially of a word that is irregular in its forms.
Grammarians once labelled nouns with odd declensions heteroclite, and writers extended it to any eccentric thing or person. It is a bookish term seldom met outside old grammars and essays.
How HETEROCLITE is used
Heteroclite is a rare word, found in grammar and literary prose.
- Latin has a few heteroclite nouns that confuse students.
- The professor's heteroclite habits amused his colleagues.
- A heteroclite collection of furniture filled the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETEROCLITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HETEROCLITE
1 longer words begin with HETEROCLITE.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROCLITE
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Common questions about HETEROCLITE
- Is HETEROCLITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETEROCLITE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETEROCLITE worth?
- HETEROCLITE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETEROCLITE mean?
- Deviating from the usual rule, especially of a word that is irregular in its forms.
- What letters can be added to HETEROCLITE?
- HETEROCLITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HETEROCLITE:
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