THEURGICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. THEURGICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THEURGICAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEURGICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEURGICAL
No single letter turns THEURGICAL into another word.
How THEURGICAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in THEURGICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THEURGICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THEURGICAL
- All 10 letters of THEURGICAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THEURGICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalrare
Relating to theurgy, the practice of working with divine or supernatural powers through ritual.
Theurgical practices were associated with the late Neoplatonists, who sought union with the gods through ceremony. The word survives mainly in studies of ancient philosophy and occult traditions.
How THEURGICAL is used
Rare scholarly word, used in writing on ancient religion and magic.
- The philosopher defended theurgical rites as a path to the divine.
- Her book explores the theurgical side of late antique thought.
- He dismissed the theurgical claims as mere superstition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THEURGICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THEURGICAL
1 longer words begin with THEURGICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in THEURGICAL
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Common questions about THEURGICAL
- Is THEURGICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEURGICAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEURGICAL worth?
- THEURGICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THEURGICAL mean?
- Relating to theurgy, the practice of working with divine or supernatural powers through ritual.
- What letters can be added to THEURGICAL?
- No single letter can be added to THEURGICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of THEURGICAL:
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