shibboleth

NOUN /ʃɪbəlɪθ/

10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S

shibboleth is a valid 10-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1H4I1B3B3O1L1E1T1H4

1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =20 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60

MEANING

What does shibboleth mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES

A favorite saying of a sect or political group.

SYNONYMS

BROADER

NARROWER

A manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people.

BROADER