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 Shibboleths 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
21
Words with Friends
22
The word Shibboleth is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 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