AGENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AGENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AGENCY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AGENCY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AGENCY
No single letter turns AGENCY into another word.
How AGENCY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AGENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does AGENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A business or organization that provides a particular service, or an official body set up to carry out a specific function.
An agency acts on behalf of others, whether it is a travel agency booking holidays, an advertising agency making campaigns or a government agency enforcing regulations. In another sense, agency means the capacity to act and make choices, a meaning common in philosophy and social science. The word comes from the Latin for doing or acting.
How AGENCY is used
Everyday noun; the abstract sense of the power to act appears in academic writing.
- She works for a small advertising agency downtown.
- The agency released its annual report on Monday.
- We booked the trip through a travel agency.
- The law gives each agency clear limits on its powers.
- Philosophers argue about how much agency a person really has.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AGENCY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in AGENCY
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Common questions about AGENCY
- Is AGENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AGENCY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AGENCY worth?
- AGENCY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AGENCY mean?
- A business or organization that provides a particular service, or an official body set up to carry out a specific function.
- What letters can be added to AGENCY?
- No single letter can be added to AGENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AGENCY:
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