ADMIRALTY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. ADMIRALTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADMIRALTY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADMIRALTY is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADMIRALTY
No single letter turns ADMIRALTY into another word.
How ADMIRALTY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ADMIRALTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADMIRALTY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADMIRALTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishlegal
The office of an admiral; in Britain, the government department that once ran the Royal Navy; also, the area of law dealing with ships and the sea.
Admiralty has three related meanings, and the context usually shows which one is intended. In law it names maritime jurisdiction over shipping disputes, and in history it recalls the board that directed the Royal Navy from London.
How ADMIRALTY is used
Used in naval history and in the phrase admiralty law.
- The Admiralty sent new orders to the fleet.
- A collision at sea falls under admiralty law.
- He spent his career working for the admiralty in London.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADMIRALTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ADMIRALTY
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Common questions about ADMIRALTY
- Is ADMIRALTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADMIRALTY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADMIRALTY worth?
- ADMIRALTY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADMIRALTY mean?
- The office of an admiral; in Britain, the government department that once ran the Royal Navy; also, the area of law dealing with ships and the sea.
- What letters can be added to ADMIRALTY?
- No single letter can be added to ADMIRALTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ADMIRALTY:
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