THEODICY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. THEODICY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEODICY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEODICY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEODICY
No single letter turns THEODICY into another word.
How THEODICY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in THEODICY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THEODICY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THEODICY
- All 8 letters of THEODICY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THEODICY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
An attempt to defend the goodness and justice of God despite the existence of evil and suffering.
Philosophers coined theodicy in the eighteenth century, and it remains a central puzzle in theology. Each theodicy tries to explain why a good and powerful God would allow pain.
How THEODICY is used
The word theodicy is formal and appears in philosophy and religious studies.
- His essay offers a new theodicy for natural disasters.
- The book traces every major theodicy from Leibniz onward.
- A theodicy must answer why innocent people suffer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEODICY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THEODICY
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Common questions about THEODICY
- Is THEODICY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEODICY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEODICY worth?
- THEODICY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEODICY mean?
- An attempt to defend the goodness and justice of God despite the existence of evil and suffering.
- What letters can be added to THEODICY?
- No single letter can be added to THEODICY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of THEODICY:
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