LOGOMACHY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. LOGOMACHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LOGOMACHY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOGOMACHY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOGOMACHY
No single letter turns LOGOMACHY into another word.
How LOGOMACHY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LOGOMACHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOGOMACHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LOGOMACHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A quarrel about words or their meaning rather than about real matters.
Logomachy suggests that two people are fighting over terms while the actual issue goes unsettled. The word comes from Greek roots meaning word and battle.
How LOGOMACHY is used
Literary; used to dismiss pointless arguments over wording.
- The meeting dissolved into logomachy over a single clause.
- Much of the debate was mere logomachy.
- Philosophers sometimes accuse each other of logomachy.
- He had no patience for logomachy when the house was burning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LOGOMACHY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in LOGOMACHY
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Common questions about LOGOMACHY
- Is LOGOMACHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LOGOMACHY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LOGOMACHY worth?
- LOGOMACHY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LOGOMACHY mean?
- A quarrel about words or their meaning rather than about real matters.
- What letters can be added to LOGOMACHY?
- No single letter can be added to LOGOMACHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LOGOMACHY:
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