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Is horology a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word horology is a Scrabble US word. The word horology is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

H4O1R1O1L1O1G2Y4

Is horology a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word horology is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

H4O1R1O1L1O1G2Y4

Is horology a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word horology is a Words With Friends word. The word horology is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1R1O1L2O1G3Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

HOROLOGY,

7-letter words (1 found)

OROLOGY,

6-letter words (2 found)

GROOLY,OOLOGY,

5-letter words (5 found)

GLORY,GOOLY,GOORY,HOOLY,OLOGY,

4-letter words (13 found)

GOOL,GOOR,GORY,GYRO,HOLO,HOLY,HOOR,LOGO,LOGY,LOOR,LORY,ORGY,YOGH,

3-letter words (18 found)

GOO,GOR,GOY,HOG,HOO,HOY,LOG,LOO,LOR,LOY,OHO,OOH,OOR,ORG,RHO,RHY,ROO,YGO,

2-letter words (8 found)

GO,HO,LO,OH,OO,OR,OY,YO,

You can make 48 words from horology according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of horology

horology

Etymology

From Latin horologia, from horo- + -logia, equivalent to Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “period of time, hour”) + -λογία (-logía, “-ology: study or proper knowledge of”). Equivalent to horo- +‎ -ology.

Noun

horology (usually uncountable, plural horologies)

  1. The study of time, particularly:
    1. The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.
    2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The book of the offices for the canonical hours.

Synonyms

  • chronometry, chronometrics

Coordinate terms

  • chronometric, chronometrical, chronometrically

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