KERYGMA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. KERYGMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KERYGMA?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KERYGMA is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KERYGMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kerygmasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KERYGMA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in KERYGMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does KERYGMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The preaching or proclamation of the Christian gospel.
Kerygma is a Greek word used by theologians for the core message the early church announced about Jesus, as opposed to later teaching about it. Scholars of the New Testament discuss the kerygma when they ask what the first preachers actually said. It is a specialist term and rarely used in ordinary talk.
How KERYGMA is used
Kerygma is a theological term, used chiefly in biblical studies.
- The kerygma of the early church centred on the resurrection.
- The seminar compared the kerygma with later creeds.
- She wrote her thesis on the kerygma in Acts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KERYGMA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KERYGMA
3 longer words begin with KERYGMA.
Shorter words from the letters in KERYGMA
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Common questions about KERYGMA
- Is KERYGMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KERYGMA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KERYGMA worth?
- KERYGMA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KERYGMA mean?
- The preaching or proclamation of the Christian gospel.
- What letters can be added to KERYGMA?
- KERYGMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of KERYGMA:
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