SINOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SINOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINOLOGY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINOLOGY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINOLOGY
No single letter turns SINOLOGY into another word.
How SINOLOGY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SINOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SINOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SINOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The academic study of Chinese language, literature, history and culture.
Universities offer sinology as a field that combines language training with the study of Chinese texts and traditions. It grew from the work of European scholars and missionaries, and a specialist in it is called a sinologist.
How SINOLOGY is used
Used for the scholarly discipline, usually in academic or cultural contexts.
- She earned a doctorate in sinology at Leiden.
- The library has a large sinology collection.
- Early sinology depended heavily on translated classics.
- His interest in sinology began with Tang poetry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SINOLOGY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SINOLOGY
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Common questions about SINOLOGY
- Is SINOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINOLOGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINOLOGY worth?
- SINOLOGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SINOLOGY mean?
- The academic study of Chinese language, literature, history and culture.
- What letters can be added to SINOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to SINOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SINOLOGY:
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