MAIEUTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. MAIEUTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAIEUTIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAIEUTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAIEUTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maieuticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAIEUTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAIEUTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAIEUTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MAIEUTIC
- MAIEUTIC 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 MAIEUTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Relating to the Socratic method of drawing out ideas by asking questions.
A maieutic teacher does not lecture but guides students to discover answers themselves. The word comes from the Greek for midwifery, as if ideas were being delivered.
How MAIEUTIC is used
Maieutic appears in philosophy and education.
- The professor used a maieutic style in seminars.
- Her maieutic questions led him to the answer.
- A maieutic dialogue unfolded in the class.
- Plato describes a maieutic approach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAIEUTIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAIEUTIC
2 longer words begin with MAIEUTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in MAIEUTIC
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Common questions about MAIEUTIC
- Is MAIEUTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAIEUTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAIEUTIC worth?
- MAIEUTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAIEUTIC mean?
- Relating to the Socratic method of drawing out ideas by asking questions.
- What letters can be added to MAIEUTIC?
- MAIEUTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAIEUTIC:
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