MYTHOPOEIA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MYTHOPOEIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MYTHOPOEIA?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MYTHOPOEIA is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYTHOPOEIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mythopoeiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MYTHOPOEIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MYTHOPOEIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYTHOPOEIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MYTHOPOEIA
- MYTHOPOEIA 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 MYTHOPOEIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The deliberate creation of myths or of a mythology.
Critics use mythopoeia for writers who build whole invented worlds with their own legends, such as fantasy authors. The word has a Greek root meaning making of stories. It is often linked with Tolkien, who used it as the title of a poem.
How MYTHOPOEIA is used
Literary-critical term, found in essays about fantasy and epic writing.
- The novel's mythopoeia gives its imaginary kingdom a rich history.
- Mythopoeia is central to modern fantasy writing.
- The poet turned to mythopoeia to express her view of the world.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MYTHOPOEIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MYTHOPOEIA
1 longer words begin with MYTHOPOEIA.
Shorter words from the letters in MYTHOPOEIA
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Common questions about MYTHOPOEIA
- Is MYTHOPOEIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYTHOPOEIA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYTHOPOEIA worth?
- MYTHOPOEIA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MYTHOPOEIA mean?
- The deliberate creation of myths or of a mythology.
- What letters can be added to MYTHOPOEIA?
- MYTHOPOEIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MYTHOPOEIA:
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