ABBOTCY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ABBOTCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABBOTCY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABBOTCY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABBOTCY
No single letter turns ABBOTCY into another word.
How ABBOTCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABBOTCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does ABBOTCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The position, office or period of rule of an abbot.
An abbotcy is the job itself rather than the man who holds it, much like a bishopric or a presidency. The word is rare today and belongs to old monastic and church history.
How ABBOTCY is used
Appears mostly in historical writing about monasteries and their leaders.
- His abbotcy lasted nearly thirty years.
- The monk was elected to the abbotcy after the old abbot died.
- Disputes over the abbotcy divided the community.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABBOTCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABBOTCY
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Common questions about ABBOTCY
- Is ABBOTCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABBOTCY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABBOTCY worth?
- ABBOTCY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABBOTCY mean?
- The position, office or period of rule of an abbot.
- What letters can be added to ABBOTCY?
- No single letter can be added to ABBOTCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABBOTCY:
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