PATRISTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PATRISTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATRISTIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRISTIC is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRISTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
patristicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PATRISTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PATRISTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRISTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRISTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to the early leaders and writers of the Christian Church, known as the Church Fathers.
Patristic scholarship studies figures such as Augustine and Origen and the texts they left behind. The word names a period and a body of thought rather than a modern movement. Students of theology meet patristic sources when tracing how doctrines first took shape.
How PATRISTIC is used
Used in theology and church history, often as in patristic literature or patristic studies.
- She wrote her thesis on patristic commentary on the Psalms.
- The library holds a fine collection of patristic texts.
- Patristic writers disagreed about the nature of Christ.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATRISTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATRISTIC
5 longer words begin with PATRISTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRISTIC
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Common questions about PATRISTIC
- Is PATRISTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRISTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATRISTIC worth?
- PATRISTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATRISTIC mean?
- Relating to the early leaders and writers of the Christian Church, known as the Church Fathers.
- What letters can be added to PATRISTIC?
- PATRISTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PATRISTIC:
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