THANATOLOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. THANATOLOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THANATOLOGY?
| 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 THANATOLOGY is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THANATOLOGY
No single letter turns THANATOLOGY into another word.
How THANATOLOGY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THANATOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THANATOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does THANATOLOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The scientific study of death, dying and the ways people cope with them.
Thanatology brings together medicine, psychology and sociology to look at how people face death and loss. Its researchers also study care for the dying and for the families they leave behind.
How THANATOLOGY is used
Used in academic and medical writing; the name comes from Greek thanatos, meaning death.
- She took a university course in thanatology after her father died.
- Thanatology has shaped how hospitals support dying patients.
- A journal of thanatology published the study on grief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THANATOLOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THANATOLOGY
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Common questions about THANATOLOGY
- Is THANATOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THANATOLOGY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THANATOLOGY worth?
- THANATOLOGY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THANATOLOGY mean?
- The scientific study of death, dying and the ways people cope with them.
- What letters can be added to THANATOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to THANATOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THANATOLOGY:
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