SOPHISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SOPHISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOPHISM?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOPHISM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOPHISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sophismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOPHISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SOPHISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does SOPHISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A clever argument that sounds sound but is false and meant to mislead.
The term goes back to the Greek sophists, whose skill in debate earned them both fame and suspicion. Calling a claim a sophism accuses its author of trickery rather than honest error.
How SOPHISM is used
Used in philosophy, law and rhetoric.
- His speech was a polished sophism meant to confuse the jury.
- The critic dismissed the claim as mere sophism.
- Behind the sophism lay a simple lie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOPHISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOPHISM
1 longer words begin with SOPHISM.
Shorter words from the letters in SOPHISM
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Common questions about SOPHISM
- Is SOPHISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOPHISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOPHISM worth?
- SOPHISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOPHISM mean?
- A clever argument that sounds sound but is false and meant to mislead.
- What letters can be added to SOPHISM?
- SOPHISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SOPHISM:
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