SOCIOLOGESE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SOCIOLOGESE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOCIOLOGESE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOCIOLOGESE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOCIOLOGESE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sociologesesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOCIOLOGESE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SOCIOLOGESE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOCIOLOGESE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SOCIOLOGESE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
Wordy, jargon-heavy writing thought typical of sociologists.
Sociologese is a mocking label for dense prose full of abstract terms. Critics say it hides simple ideas behind long phrases, a charge made of many academic fields.
How SOCIOLOGESE is used
Usually critical or teasing; compare legalese and journalese.
- The report was written in impenetrable sociologese.
- He translated the sociologese into plain English for the class.
- Her editor cut the sociologese from the first chapter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOCIOLOGESE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOCIOLOGESE
1 longer words begin with SOCIOLOGESE.
Shorter words from the letters in SOCIOLOGESE
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Common questions about SOCIOLOGESE
- Is SOCIOLOGESE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOCIOLOGESE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOCIOLOGESE worth?
- SOCIOLOGESE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOCIOLOGESE mean?
- Wordy, jargon-heavy writing thought typical of sociologists.
- What letters can be added to SOCIOLOGESE?
- SOCIOLOGESE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SOCIOLOGESE:
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