Definitions For Shibboleth

noun

  • A manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
  • A favorite saying of a sect or political group
  • An old idea, opinion, or saying that is commonly believed and repeated but that may be seen as old-fashioned or untrue
  • A word or way of speaking or behaving which shows that a person belongs to a particular group

Is Shibboleth a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
21

The word Shibboleth is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Shibboleth in a Sentence

  • She repeated the old shibboleth that time heals all wounds.
  • We knew that their claim of giving “the best deal in town” was just a shibboleth

Synonyms for Shibboleth

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