ICONOLATRY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ICONOLATRY 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 ICONOLATRY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ICONOLATRY is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ICONOLATRY
No single letter turns ICONOLATRY into another word.
How ICONOLATRY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ICONOLATRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ICONOLATRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ICONOLATRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formaltechnical
The worship or excessive reverence of sacred images or icons.
Iconolatry was at the heart of the eighth-century church quarrel over whether holy pictures should be honoured or destroyed. Opponents used the word as an accusation, equating veneration with idol worship.
How ICONOLATRY is used
Iconolatry belongs to religious history and theology, often used critically.
- Critics accused the monks of iconolatry.
- The council debated whether iconolatry was a sin.
- A study of iconolatry traces the controversy across centuries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ICONOLATRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ICONOLATRY
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Common questions about ICONOLATRY
- Is ICONOLATRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ICONOLATRY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ICONOLATRY worth?
- ICONOLATRY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ICONOLATRY mean?
- The worship or excessive reverence of sacred images or icons.
- What letters can be added to ICONOLATRY?
- No single letter can be added to ICONOLATRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ICONOLATRY:
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