HOMOOUSIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOMOOUSIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMOOUSIAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOMOOUSIAN is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMOOUSIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
homoousiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOMOOUSIAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOMOOUSIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOMOOUSIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOMOOUSIAN
- HOMOOUSIAN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOMOOUSIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicaltechnical
A believer in the doctrine that the Son is of the same substance as the Father.
In the fourth-century church disputes, a homoousian held the view that became the Nicene creed, against those who said the Son was only similar. The debate hung on a single Greek letter that separates the two words.
How HOMOOUSIAN is used
Homoousian is a technical term of early church history and theology, rarely used elsewhere.
- Athanasius stood out as a leading homoousian at the council.
- Each homoousian defended the creed against its critics.
- The essay compares the homoousian position with its rivals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMOOUSIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOMOOUSIAN
1 longer words begin with HOMOOUSIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMOOUSIAN
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Common questions about HOMOOUSIAN
- Is HOMOOUSIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMOOUSIAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMOOUSIAN worth?
- HOMOOUSIAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMOOUSIAN mean?
- A believer in the doctrine that the Son is of the same substance as the Father.
- What letters can be added to HOMOOUSIAN?
- HOMOOUSIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOMOOUSIAN:
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