CLERGY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CLERGY 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 CLERGY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLERGY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLERGY
No single letter turns CLERGY into another word.
How CLERGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CLERGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about CLERGY
- CLERGY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CLERGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The body of people ordained for religious duties, taken together as a group.
Clergy is a collective noun: it names the ordained ministers of a church as a whole, in contrast to the laity, who are ordinary members. It takes a plural verb in most British and American writing, so one says that the clergy were present. A single member is called a priest, minister, vicar or similar title instead.
How CLERGY is used
Used for Christian ministers above all, though it is sometimes extended to religious officials of other faiths.
- The clergy walked in procession behind the cross.
- Many of the local clergy opposed the new law.
- In the Middle Ages the clergy were among the few who could read.
- A meeting of the clergy was called to settle the dispute.
- The village had no clergy of its own and relied on visiting preachers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CLERGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CLERGY
7 longer words begin with CLERGY.
Shorter words from the letters in CLERGY
Common questions about CLERGY
- Is CLERGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLERGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLERGY worth?
- CLERGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CLERGY mean?
- The body of people ordained for religious duties, taken together as a group.
- What letters can be added to CLERGY?
- No single letter can be added to CLERGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CLERGY:
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