LATRIA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LATRIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATRIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATRIA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATRIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
latriasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATRIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LATRIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about LATRIA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does LATRIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The highest form of worship, given to God alone in Catholic theology.
Latria comes from Greek and Latin words for service or worship, and Catholic theologians use it to mark out the one kind of honor reserved strictly for God. Writers on doctrine contrast latria with dulia, the lesser reverence shown to saints, and with hyperdulia, the honor given to Mary; latria itself is never owed to a creature. The distinction mattered enough in medieval debates over images and relics that theologians kept a separate word for it rather than reusing plain worship. Outside catechisms and theology textbooks, latria almost never appears in ordinary writing.
How LATRIA is used
Formal and specialized; found in Catholic theology and doctrinal writing rather than everyday speech.
- Catholic theology reserves latria for God and never for a saint.
- The word latria distinguishes divine worship from the veneration paid to saints.
- A catechism explains that latria may not lawfully be offered to any creature.
- Medieval writers on images defended their practice by separating latria from lesser honors.
- Theology students learn to tell latria apart from dulia early in their studies.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATRIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATRIA
The 6 tiles of LATRIA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with LATRIA
1 longer words begin with LATRIA.
Shorter words from the letters in LATRIA
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Common questions about LATRIA
- Is LATRIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATRIA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATRIA worth?
- LATRIA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATRIA mean?
- The highest form of worship, given to God alone in Catholic theology.
- What letters can be added to LATRIA?
- LATRIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LATRIA:
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