Definition of lexicography

"lexicography" in the noun sense

1. lexicography

the act of writing dictionaries

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Quotations for lexicography

I am not so lost in lexicography as to forget that words are the daughters of earth, and that things are the sons of Heaven. [ Johnson ]

lexicography in Scrabble®

The word lexicography is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 30

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters lexicography:

LEXICOGRAPHY
(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (33 words)

airhole, apogeic, caliper, calorie, charily, cheaply, cholera, choragi, chorale, choregi, clayier, coalier, eparchy, epochal, exarchy, exocarp, glacier, glyphic, gracile, graphic, haplogy, harelip, hypoxia, hypoxic, oxyphil, pelagic, pergola, poacher, polaric, preachy, prelacy, pyloric, replica

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word lexicography

LEXICOGRAPHY
(315)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(288)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(210)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(192)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(148)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(140)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(126)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(124)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(102)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(100)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(84)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(76)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(76)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(68)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(68)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(66)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(64)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(58)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(42)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(41)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(40)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(40)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(40)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(37)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In lexicography

LEXICOGRAPHY
(315)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(288)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(210)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(192)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(148)
HYPOXIC
(146 = 96 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(146 = 96 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(140)
EXARCHY
(140 = 90 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(140 = 90 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(140 = 90 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(138 = 88 + 50)
EXARCHY
(138 = 88 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(138 = 88 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(134 = 84 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(134 = 84 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(131 = 81 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(131 = 81 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(130 = 80 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
HYPOXIA
(128 = 78 + 50)
EXARCHY
(128 = 78 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
OXYPHIL
(128 = 78 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(128 = 78 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
OXYPHIL
(128 = 78 + 50)
EXOCARP
(128 = 78 + 50)
EXARCHY
(128 = 78 + 50)
EXARCHY
(126 = 76 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(126 = 76 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(126 = 76 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(126)
HYPOXIC
(125 = 75 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(125 = 75 + 50)
EXARCHY
(125 = 75 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(125 = 75 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(125 = 75 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(125 = 75 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(125 = 75 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(124)
EXOCARP
(122 = 72 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(122 = 72 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(122 = 72 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(120 = 70 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(120)
HYPOXIA
(119 = 69 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(119 = 69 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXARCHY
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXARCHY
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXARCHY
(119 = 69 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(119 = 69 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(119 = 69 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(119 = 69 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXARCHY
(119 = 69 + 50)
EXOCARP
(118 = 68 + 50)
EPARCHY
(118 = 68 + 50)
PREACHY
(118 = 68 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(118 = 68 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(116 = 66 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(116 = 66 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(116 = 66 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(116 = 66 + 50)
EXARCHY
(116 = 66 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(114 = 64 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(114 = 64 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(114 = 64 + 50)
EXOCARP
(113 = 63 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(113 = 63 + 50)
PREACHY
(113 = 63 + 50)
EPARCHY
(113 = 63 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(113 = 63 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(113 = 63 + 50)
EPARCHY
(113 = 63 + 50)
PREACHY
(113 = 63 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(113 = 63 + 50)
EXOCARP
(113 = 63 + 50)
EXOCARP
(113 = 63 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(113 = 63 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(112 = 62 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(112 = 62 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(110 = 60 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHARILY
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXARCHY
(110 = 60 + 50)
GRAPHIC
(110 = 60 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(110 = 60 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(110 = 60 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(110 = 60 + 50)
EPARCHY
(110 = 60 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(110 = 60 + 50)
PREACHY
(110 = 60 + 50)
EPARCHY
(110 = 60 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXARCHY
(110 = 60 + 50)
PREACHY
(110 = 60 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(110 = 60 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(110 = 60 + 50)
EXARCHY
(108 = 58 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(108 = 58 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(107 = 57 + 50)
CHARILY
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXOCARP
(107 = 57 + 50)
CHARILY
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXOCARP
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXOCARP
(107 = 57 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(107 = 57 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(107 = 57 + 50)
GRAPHIC
(107 = 57 + 50)
EXOCARP
(107 = 57 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(106 = 56 + 50)
EXARCHY
(106 = 56 + 50)
PRELACY
(106 = 56 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
PYLORIC
(106 = 56 + 50)
POACHER
(106 = 56 + 50)
EPOCHAL
(106 = 56 + 50)
EPARCHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPOCHAL
(104 = 54 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPARCHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPARCHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PRELACY
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(104 = 54 + 50)
EXOCARP
(104 = 54 + 50)
EPARCHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PREACHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PREACHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
POACHER
(104 = 54 + 50)
PYLORIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
GRAPHIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHARILY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PREACHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
PREACHY
(104 = 54 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(104 = 54 + 50)
GRAPHIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
GRAPHIC
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(104 = 54 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(102 = 52 + 50)
EXOCARP
(102 = 52 + 50)
CHORAGI
(102 = 52 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(102 = 52 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
CHOREGI
(102 = 52 + 50)
OXYPHIL
(102 = 52 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
EXARCHY
(102 = 52 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(102 = 52 + 50)
EXARCHY
(102 = 52 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(102)
EXARCHY
(102 = 52 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(102 = 52 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(102 = 52 + 50)
EPOCHAL
(101 = 51 + 50)
POACHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRELACY
(101 = 51 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOCHAL
(101 = 51 + 50)
PRELACY
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHOREGI
(101 = 51 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(101 = 51 + 50)
POACHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHORAGI
(101 = 51 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPOCHAL
(101 = 51 + 50)
POACHER
(101 = 51 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(101 = 51 + 50)
GRAPHIC
(101 = 51 + 50)
EPARCHY
(101 = 51 + 50)
PREACHY
(101 = 51 + 50)
PYLORIC
(101 = 51 + 50)
HAPLOGY
(101 = 51 + 50)
PYLORIC
(101 = 51 + 50)
EXARCHY
(100 = 50 + 50)
HYPOXIC
(100 = 50 + 50)
EPARCHY
(100 = 50 + 50)
HYPOXIA
(100 = 50 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(100 = 50 + 50)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(100)
PREACHY
(100 = 50 + 50)
GLYPHIC
(100 = 50 + 50)
CHARILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHEAPLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
APOGEIC
(98 = 48 + 50)

lexicography in Words With Friends™

The word lexicography is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 32

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters lexicography:

LEXICOGRAPHY
(414)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (33 words)

airhole, apogeic, caliper, calorie, charily, cheaply, cholera, choragi, chorale, choregi, clayier, coalier, eparchy, epochal, exarchy, exocarp, glacier, glyphic, gracile, graphic, haplogy, harelip, hypoxia, hypoxic, oxyphil, pelagic, pergola, poacher, polaric, preachy, prelacy, pyloric, replica

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word lexicography

LEXICOGRAPHY
(414)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(360)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(324)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(324)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(240)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(228)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(160)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(148)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(144)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(144)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(108)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(108)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(84)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(84)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(84)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(72)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(44)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(44)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(44)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(43)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(41)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(40)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(40)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(39)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(38)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(38)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(37)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(37)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In lexicography

LEXICOGRAPHY
(414)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(360)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(324)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(324)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(240)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(228)
HYPOXIC
(179 = 144 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(173 = 138 + 35)
EXOCARP
(167 = 132 + 35)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(160)
HYPOXIA
(152 = 117 + 35)
EXARCHY
(152 = 117 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(149 = 114 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(149 = 114 + 35)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(148)
EXARCHY
(146 = 111 + 35)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(144)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(144)
EXOCARP
(143 = 108 + 35)
EXARCHY
(140 = 105 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(140 = 105 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(137 = 102 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
EPOCHAL
(131 = 96 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(131 = 96 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(131 = 96 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(131 = 96 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(131 = 96 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(128 = 93 + 35)
PREACHY
(128 = 93 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(128 = 93 + 35)
EPARCHY
(128 = 93 + 35)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(128)
OXYPHIL
(125 = 90 + 35)
EXOCARP
(125 = 90 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(125 = 90 + 35)
PELAGIC
(125 = 90 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(125 = 90 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(125 = 90 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(125 = 90 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(125 = 90 + 35)
EXOCARP
(125 = 90 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(123 = 88 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(123 = 88 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(123 = 88 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(122 = 87 + 35)
APOGEIC
(122 = 87 + 35)
EXARCHY
(122 = 87 + 35)
POXIER
(120)
HYPOXIA
(119 = 84 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXARCHY
(119 = 84 + 35)
PYLORIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(119 = 84 + 35)
PELAGIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXARCHY
(119 = 84 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXOCARP
(119 = 84 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXOCARP
(119 = 84 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(119 = 84 + 35)
PRELACY
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXOCARP
(119 = 84 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXARCHY
(119 = 84 + 35)
EXARCHY
(116 = 81 + 35)
EXARCHY
(116 = 81 + 35)
PREACHY
(116 = 81 + 35)
EPARCHY
(116 = 81 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(116 = 81 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(116 = 81 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(116 = 81 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(116 = 81 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(115 = 80 + 35)
EXOCARP
(115 = 80 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(115 = 80 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(115 = 80 + 35)
EXOCARP
(115 = 80 + 35)
EXOCARP
(115 = 80 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(115 = 80 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(113 = 78 + 35)
CALIPER
(113 = 78 + 35)
REPLICA
(113 = 78 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(113 = 78 + 35)
POLARIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
PRELACY
(113 = 78 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
EPOCHAL
(113 = 78 + 35)
EPOCHAL
(113 = 78 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
HYPOXIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
PYLORIC
(113 = 78 + 35)
PROLIX
(111)
OXYPHIL
(111 = 76 + 35)
CHARILY
(110 = 75 + 35)
PREACHY
(110 = 75 + 35)
EPARCHY
(110 = 75 + 35)
HARELIP
(110 = 75 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
POACHER
(110 = 75 + 35)
EPARCHY
(110 = 75 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(110 = 75 + 35)
PREACHY
(110 = 75 + 35)
GLACIER
(110 = 75 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
APOGEIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
POACHER
(110 = 75 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(110 = 75 + 35)
GRACILE
(110 = 75 + 35)
POACHER
(110 = 75 + 35)
EXARCHY
(110 = 75 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(110 = 75 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(109 = 74 + 35)
EXARCHY
(109 = 74 + 35)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(108)
LEXICOGRAPHY
(108)
CHEAPLY
(107 = 72 + 35)
POLARIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
GLYPHIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
PYLORIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
PYLORIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
PYLORIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOCHAL
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXOCARP
(107 = 72 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRELACY
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRELACY
(107 = 72 + 35)
OXYPHIL
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOCHAL
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHORAGI
(107 = 72 + 35)
PRELACY
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(107 = 72 + 35)
PELAGIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(107 = 72 + 35)
PELAGIC
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHOREGI
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(107 = 72 + 35)
CALIPER
(107 = 72 + 35)
EXOCARP
(107 = 72 + 35)
EPOCHAL
(107 = 72 + 35)
CHEAPLY
(107 = 72 + 35)
REPLICA
(107 = 72 + 35)
PLEXOR
(105)
POLEAX
(105)
CLAYIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXARCHY
(104 = 69 + 35)
POACHER
(104 = 69 + 35)
EPARCHY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(104 = 69 + 35)
CLAYIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CALORIE
(104 = 69 + 35)
PERGOLA
(104 = 69 + 35)
POACHER
(104 = 69 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
APOGEIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXARCHY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHARILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHARILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(104 = 69 + 35)
GLACIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHOLERA
(104 = 69 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(104 = 69 + 35)
APOGEIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
GRACILE
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHARILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HYPOXIA
(104 = 69 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(104 = 69 + 35)
PERGOLA
(104 = 69 + 35)
EXARCHY
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREACHY
(104 = 69 + 35)
PREACHY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHOLERA
(104 = 69 + 35)
EPARCHY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(104 = 69 + 35)
POACHER
(104 = 69 + 35)
POACHER
(104 = 69 + 35)
APOGEIC
(104 = 69 + 35)
CHORALE
(104 = 69 + 35)
EPARCHY
(103 = 68 + 35)
EPARCHY
(103 = 68 + 35)
GRAPHIC
(103 = 68 + 35)
PREACHY
(103 = 68 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(103 = 68 + 35)
HAPLOGY
(103 = 68 + 35)

Words within the letters of lexicography

2 letter words in lexicography (24 words)

10 letter words in lexicography (3 words)

11 letter words in lexicography (1 word)

12 letter words in lexicography (1 word)

Words containing the sequence lexicography

Words that start with lexicography (1 word)

Words with lexicography in them (1 word)

Words that end with lexicography (1 word)

Word Growth involving lexicography

Shorter words in lexicography

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Longer words containing lexicography

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