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Yes. The word heretic is a Scrabble US word. The word heretic is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is heretic a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word heretic is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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7-letter words (4 found)

ERETHIC,ETHERIC,HERETIC,TECHIER,

6-letter words (10 found)

CERITE,CERTIE,CITHER,EITHER,ETCHER,RECHIE,RECITE,TECHIE,THRICE,TIERCE,

5-letter words (23 found)

CHEER,CHERE,CHERT,CHIRT,CITER,CRITH,ERECT,ETHER,ETHIC,HIREE,ITHER,RECIT,RECTI,REECH,RETCH,RETIE,RICHT,TERCE,THEIC,THEIR,THERE,THREE,TRICE,

4-letter words (37 found)

CERE,CERT,CETE,CHER,CHIT,CIRE,CITE,CREE,CRIT,ECHE,ECHT,EECH,ERIC,ETCH,ETHE,ETIC,HEIR,HERE,HETE,HIRE,ICER,ITCH,RETE,RICE,RICH,RITE,TECH,TEER,TEHR,THEE,THIR,TICE,TICH,TIER,TIRE,TREE,TRIE,

3-letter words (26 found)

CEE,CHE,CHI,CIT,ECH,ERE,ETH,HER,HET,HIC,HIE,HIT,ICE,ICH,IRE,REC,REE,REH,REI,RET,RIT,TEC,TEE,THE,TIC,TIE,

2-letter words (11 found)

CH,EE,EH,ER,ET,HE,HI,IT,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 112 words from heretic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of heretic

heretic

Alternative forms

  • hæretic, heretike (archaic)
  • hæretick, heretick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English heretyk, heretike, from Old French eretique, from Medieval Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin haereticus, from Ancient Greek αἱρετικός (hairetikós, “able to choose, factious”), itself from Ancient Greek αἱρέω (hairéō, “I choose”).

Pronunciation

  • (noun): (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹɪtɪk/

Noun

heretic (plural heretics)

  1. Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.
  2. Someone who does not conform to generally accepted beliefs or practices

Synonyms

  • dissident, nonconformist, sectarian, separatist, withersake

Hyponyms

  • apostate

Derived terms

  • arch-heretical

Translations

Adjective

heretic (comparative more heretic, superlative most heretic)

  1. (archaic) Heretical; of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
    Antonym: orthodox

Translations

Related terms

  • heresy
  • heretical

Anagrams

  • chierte, erethic, etheric, heteric, techier

Scots

Etymology

See heresy.

Noun

heretic (plural heretics)

  1. heretic
  2. (literary style) A poet who claims to have no religion, or to disdain one.
    He's as puir as the heretic baird. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Source: wiktionary.org