BISHOP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. BISHOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BISHOP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BISHOP is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BISHOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bishopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BISHOP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BISHOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What does BISHOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A senior clergyman who oversees a district of churches and priests, called a diocese, in many Christian traditions.
In churches such as the Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican ones, the bishop ordains new priests and guides the clergy of his region. The same word names a chess piece that slides any distance along diagonals and so stays on squares of one color for the whole game. Its tall, split-topped shape in many sets recalls the pointed hat worn by the church office. Both senses are common in everyday English.
How BISHOP is used
Used for the church office and for the chess piece; capitalized when attached to a name, as in Bishop Brown.
- The bishop blessed the new school at a morning service.
- A bishop and a knight together can trap a lone king.
- She moved her bishop across the board to threaten the queen.
- The cathedral welcomed the bishop with a long procession.
- He studied for years before he was named a bishop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BISHOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BISHOP
13 longer words begin with BISHOP.
Shorter words from the letters in BISHOP
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Common questions about BISHOP
- Is BISHOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BISHOP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BISHOP worth?
- BISHOP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BISHOP mean?
- A senior clergyman who oversees a district of churches and priests, called a diocese, in many Christian traditions.
- What letters can be added to BISHOP?
- BISHOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BISHOP:
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