ARCHPRIEST is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ARCHPRIEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARCHPRIEST?
| 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 ARCHPRIEST is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHPRIEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
archpriestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCHPRIEST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ARCHPRIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHPRIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARCHPRIEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A senior priest who holds a chief place among the clergy, often as a rural dean.
In older church structures an archpriest supervised a group of parishes or led the priests of a cathedral. The title is still in use in some Orthodox and Catholic traditions.
How ARCHPRIEST is used
Archpriest is a church title, found in writing about religious history and organisation.
- The archpriest led the procession into the cathedral.
- An archpriest oversaw the parishes of the district.
- The village welcomed its new archpriest in the spring.
- He rose to the rank of archpriest after thirty years of service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARCHPRIEST and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARCHPRIEST
The 10 tiles of ARCHPRIEST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARCHPRIEST
5 longer words begin with ARCHPRIEST.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHPRIEST
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Common questions about ARCHPRIEST
- Is ARCHPRIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHPRIEST, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHPRIEST worth?
- ARCHPRIEST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARCHPRIEST mean?
- A senior priest who holds a chief place among the clergy, often as a rural dean.
- What letters can be added to ARCHPRIEST?
- ARCHPRIEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ARCHPRIEST:
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