reductio ad absurdum
NOUN
/ri,dəktɪoʊ_æd_æb'zɜrdəm/
20 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
reductio ad absurdum is a valid 20-letter word worth 27 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
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1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 =27 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 54TRIPLE WORD → 81
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What does reductio ad absurdum mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
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(reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction.
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