HETERODOXY is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. HETERODOXY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETERODOXY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETERODOXY is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETERODOXY
No single letter turns HETERODOXY into another word.
How HETERODOXY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HETERODOXY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETERODOXY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HETERODOXY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A belief or opinion that departs from the accepted or official view, especially in religion.
Churches have often punished heterodoxy as heresy. Outside religion, the word applies to any thinker who rejects the established line in economics, science or politics.
How HETERODOXY is used
Heterodoxy is the opposite of orthodoxy and is used in scholarly writing.
- His heterodoxy cost him a university post.
- The council condemned the heterodoxy of the preacher.
- Economic heterodoxy is now taught alongside the mainstream view.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETERODOXY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HETERODOXY
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Common questions about HETERODOXY
- Is HETERODOXY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETERODOXY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETERODOXY worth?
- HETERODOXY is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETERODOXY mean?
- A belief or opinion that departs from the accepted or official view, especially in religion.
- What letters can be added to HETERODOXY?
- No single letter can be added to HETERODOXY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HETERODOXY:
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