TELEOLOGIST is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. TELEOLOGIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEOLOGIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEOLOGIST is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEOLOGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teleologistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TELEOLOGIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TELEOLOGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEOLOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TELEOLOGIST
- TELEOLOGIST begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TELEOLOGIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A person who explains things by the purpose or goal they serve rather than by their causes.
A teleologist might say eyes exist in order to see. The term belongs to philosophy and the history of biology, where such purpose-based reasoning was long debated.
How TELEOLOGIST is used
Teleologist is used in philosophy and science writing, often by those who disagree with the view.
- The teleologist argued that every organ exists for a purpose.
- Darwin challenged the teleologist by pointing to natural selection.
- As a teleologist, she read history as moving toward a goal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEOLOGIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TELEOLOGIST
1 longer words begin with TELEOLOGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEOLOGIST
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Common questions about TELEOLOGIST
- Is TELEOLOGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEOLOGIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEOLOGIST worth?
- TELEOLOGIST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEOLOGIST mean?
- A person who explains things by the purpose or goal they serve rather than by their causes.
- What letters can be added to TELEOLOGIST?
- TELEOLOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TELEOLOGIST:
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