SOPHIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SOPHIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOPHIST?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOPHIST is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOPHIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sophistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOPHIST scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SOPHIST, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does SOPHIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who argues cleverly but misleadingly, or a paid teacher of rhetoric in ancient Greece.
The ancient sophists taught public speaking and were criticised by Plato for valuing persuasion above truth. Today the word is used as an insult for someone whose arguments sound clever but are false.
How SOPHIST is used
Sophist is used both for the ancient teachers and as a modern insult.
- Plato attacked every sophist who sold eloquence for money.
- Do not be fooled by that sophist and his tricks.
- The lawyer was called a sophist by his critics.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOPHIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOPHIST
17 longer words begin with SOPHIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SOPHIST
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Common questions about SOPHIST
- Is SOPHIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOPHIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOPHIST worth?
- SOPHIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOPHIST mean?
- A person who argues cleverly but misleadingly, or a paid teacher of rhetoric in ancient Greece.
- What letters can be added to SOPHIST?
- SOPHIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SOPHIST:
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