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Is rhetoric a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word rhetoric is a Scrabble US word. The word rhetoric is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is rhetoric a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word rhetoric is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

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Is rhetoric a Words With Friends word?

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8-letter words (2 found)

RHETORIC,TORCHIER,

7-letter words (7 found)

CHORRIE,HERITOR,OCHRIER,RICHTER,ROTCHIE,THEORIC,TORCHER,

6-letter words (23 found)

CHIRRE,CITHER,COHEIR,CORRIE,EROTIC,HECTOR,HERIOT,HEROIC,ORRICE,RECTOR,RHETOR,RHOTIC,RICHER,RIOTER,ROCHET,ROTCHE,ROTHER,TERCIO,THORIC,THRICE,TOCHER,TROCHE,TROCHI,

5-letter words (36 found)

CHERT,CHIRO,CHIRR,CHIRT,CHOIR,CHORE,CITER,CORER,CRIER,CRITH,CRORE,ETHIC,HIRER,ICHOR,ITHER,OCHER,OCHRE,OTHER,RECIT,RECTI,RECTO,RETCH,RETRO,RICER,RICHT,RORIC,RORIE,ROTCH,THEIC,THEIR,THROE,TORCH,TORIC,TRICE,TRIER,TRIOR,

4-letter words (56 found)

CERO,CERT,CHER,CHIT,CIRE,CITE,CITO,COIR,COIT,CORE,COTE,COTH,CRIT,ECHO,ECHT,ERIC,ETCH,ETIC,HEIR,HERO,HIRE,HOER,HORE,HORI,HOTE,ICER,ITCH,OCHE,OTIC,RICE,RICH,RIOT,RITE,ROCH,ROHE,RORE,RORT,ROTE,ROTI,TECH,TEHR,THIO,THIR,THRO,TICE,TICH,TIER,TIRE,TIRO,TIRR,TORC,TORE,TORI,TORR,TRIE,TRIO,

3-letter words (43 found)

CHE,CHI,CIT,COR,COT,ECH,ECO,ERR,ETH,HER,HET,HIC,HIE,HIT,HOC,HOE,HOI,HOT,ICE,ICH,IRE,OCH,ORC,ORE,ORT,REC,REH,REI,REO,RET,RHO,RIT,ROC,ROE,ROT,TEC,THE,THO,TIC,TIE,TOC,TOE,TOR,

2-letter words (17 found)

CH,EH,ER,ET,HE,HI,HO,IO,IT,OE,OH,OI,OR,RE,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 185 words from rhetoric according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of rhetoric

rhetoric

Alternative forms

  • rhetorick (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From Middle English rethorik, from Latin rēthoricus, rhētoricus, from Ancient Greek ῥητορῐκός (rhētorikós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈtɒɹɪk/

Adjective

rhetoric

  1. Synonym of rhetorical.

Etymology 2

From Middle English rethorik, rhetoric, from Old French rhetorique, from Latin rhētorica, from Ancient Greek ῥητορική (rhētorikḗ), ellipsis of ῥητορικὴ τέχνη (rhētorikḕ tékhnē), from ῥητορικός (rhētorikós, “concerning public speech”), from ῥήτωρ (rhḗtōr, “public speaker”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɛtəɹɪk/

Noun

rhetoric (countable and uncountable, plural rhetorics)

  1. The art of using language, especially public speaking, as a means to persuade.
  2. Meaningless language with an exaggerated style intended to impress.
Synonyms
  • speechcraft
  • wordcraft
Derived terms
  • current-traditional rhetoric
  • deep rhetoric
  • public rhetoric
  • rhetorical
  • rhetorician
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See also

  • preterition
  • Appendix:Glossary of rhetoric

Anagrams

  • torchier

Source: wiktionary.org