TELEOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TELEOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TELEOLOGY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TELEOLOGY is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TELEOLOGY
No single letter turns TELEOLOGY into another word.
How TELEOLOGY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TELEOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TELEOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TELEOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The idea that things are best explained by the purpose or goal they serve rather than by their causes.
In philosophy, teleology stands against explanations that look only backward at earlier causes. Critics often object when biology is described in teleology terms, as if evolution had a plan.
How TELEOLOGY is used
Teleology is used in philosophy, theology and the history of science.
- Aristotle's teleology held that every organ exists for a function.
- Modern biologists avoid teleology when they describe evolution.
- The essay argued that teleology had crept into the historian's account.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TELEOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TELEOLOGY
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Common questions about TELEOLOGY
- Is TELEOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TELEOLOGY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TELEOLOGY worth?
- TELEOLOGY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TELEOLOGY mean?
- The idea that things are best explained by the purpose or goal they serve rather than by their causes.
- What letters can be added to TELEOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to TELEOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TELEOLOGY:
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