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Is sophistry a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sophistry is a Scrabble US word. The word sophistry is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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Is sophistry a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sophistry is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

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Yes. The word sophistry is a Words With Friends word. The word sophistry is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

SOPHISTRY,

8-letter words (1 found)

PHYTOSIS,

7-letter words (5 found)

HISTORY,PHYSIOS,PYROSIS,RIPOSTS,SOPHIST,

6-letter words (43 found)

HOISTS,HORSTS,HOSTRY,HYSSOP,PHOSSY,PHYSIO,PHYSIS,PITHOS,POSITS,PRISSY,PROSIT,PTOSIS,PYOSIS,RIPOST,ROISTS,ROSHIS,ROSITS,ROSTIS,ROYSTS,SHIRTS,SHIRTY,SHORTS,SHORTY,SPIRTS,SPORTS,SPORTY,SPOSHY,SPRITS,STIRPS,STRIPS,STRIPY,STROPS,STROYS,SYRTIS,THORPS,THRIPS,THYRSI,TOYISH,TRIPOS,TROPHI,TROPHY,TSORIS,YIRTHS,

5-letter words (85 found)

HISSY,HISTS,HOIST,HORIS,HORST,HORSY,HOSTS,HYPOS,PHOTS,PIOYS,PISOS,PISSY,PITHS,PITHY,PORTS,PORTY,POSIT,POSTS,POTSY,PRISS,PROSS,PROST,PROSY,PYOTS,PYROS,RIOTS,RISPS,ROIST,ROSHI,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROSTS,ROTIS,ROYST,RYOTS,SHIPS,SHIRS,SHIRT,SHISO,SHIST,SHITS,SHOPS,SHORT,SHOTS,SHRIS,SOPHS,SOPHY,SORTS,SOTHS,SPIRT,SPIRY,SPITS,SPORT,SPOSH,SPOTS,SPRIT,STIRP,STIRS,STOPS,STORY,STRIP,STROP,STROY,SYPHS,SYSOP,THORP,THRIP,TIPSY,TIROS,TOPHI,TOPHS,TOPIS,TORSI,TOSHY,TOSSY,TRIOS,TRIPS,TRIPY,TROIS,TROYS,TRYPS,TYPOS,TYROS,YIRTH,YORPS,

4-letter words (106 found)

HIPS,HIPT,HISS,HIST,HITS,HOIS,HOPS,HORI,HORS,HOSS,HOST,HOTS,HOYS,HYPO,HYPS,ISOS,OPTS,ORTS,PHIS,PHOS,PHOT,PIOY,PIRS,PISH,PISO,PISS,PITH,PITS,PITY,POHS,POIS,PORT,PORY,POSH,POSS,POST,POSY,POTS,PROS,PRYS,PSIS,PSST,PYOT,PYRO,RHOS,RIOT,RIPS,RIPT,RISP,RITS,ROPY,ROST,ROSY,ROTI,ROTS,RYOT,SHIP,SHIR,SHIT,SHOP,SHOT,SHRI,SIPS,SIRS,SIST,SITH,SITS,SOHS,SOPH,SOPS,SORI,SORT,SOTH,SOTS,SOYS,SPIT,SPOT,SPRY,SRIS,STIR,STOP,SYPH,THIO,THIR,THIS,THRO,TIPS,TIRO,TOPH,TOPI,TOPS,TORI,TORS,TORY,TOSH,TOSS,TOYS,TRIO,TRIP,TROP,TROY,TRYP,TYPO,TYRO,YIPS,YORP,

3-letter words (62 found)

HIP,HIS,HIT,HOI,HOP,HOS,HOT,HOY,HYP,IOS,ISH,ISO,ITS,OHS,OIS,OPS,OPT,ORS,ORT,OYS,PHI,PHO,PHT,PIR,PIS,PIT,POH,POI,POS,POT,PRO,PRY,PSI,PST,RHO,RHY,RIP,RIT,ROT,SHO,SHY,SIP,SIR,SIS,SIT,SOH,SOP,SOS,SOT,SOY,SPY,SRI,STY,THO,THY,TIP,TIS,TOP,TOR,TOY,TRY,YIP,

2-letter words (20 found)

HI,HO,IO,IS,IT,OH,OI,OP,OR,OS,OY,PI,PO,SH,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,YO,

You can make 323 words from sophistry according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sophistry

sophistry

Etymology

From Middle English safistre, soffistre, sofystry, sophestrie, sophestry, sophestrye, sophistre, sophistri, sophistrie, sophistry, sophistrye, sophystrye, from Old French sofisterie, sophistrie and Medieval Latin sophistria, Anglo-Latin sophestria, from Latin sophista, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise man”), from σοφίζω (sophízō, “I am wise”), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑ.fɪ.stɹi/

Noun

sophistry (countable and uncountable, plural sophistries)

  1. (uncountable, historical) The actions or arguments of a sophist.
  2. (uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.
  3. (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism.

Related terms

  • Sophia
  • sophism
  • sophist
  • sophistication

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See also

  • demagogy
  • rhetoric

Further reading

  • “sophistry”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “sophistry”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “sophistry”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  • “sophistry”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  • “sophistry” (US) / “sophistry” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
  • “sophistry” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.

Source: wiktionary.org