BAPTISTERY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BAPTISTERY 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 BAPTISTERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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 BAPTISTERY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAPTISTERY
No single letter turns BAPTISTERY into another word.
How BAPTISTERY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BAPTISTERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAPTISTERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BAPTISTERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A building or part of a church set aside for baptism, often holding the font.
A famous baptistery, like the octagonal one in Florence, can be a celebrated building in its own right. In a Baptist chapel the word may name the sunken pool for full immersion.
How BAPTISTERY is used
Used in church architecture; the spelling baptistry is also found.
- The medieval baptistery stands opposite the cathedral doors.
- Tourists photographed the carved doors of the baptistery.
- The baptistery was filled with warm water for the ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAPTISTERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about BAPTISTERY
- Is BAPTISTERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAPTISTERY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAPTISTERY worth?
- BAPTISTERY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAPTISTERY mean?
- A building or part of a church set aside for baptism, often holding the font.
- What letters can be added to BAPTISTERY?
- No single letter can be added to BAPTISTERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BAPTISTERY:
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