COMPLIANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. COMPLIANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept COMPLIANCY?
| 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 COMPLIANCY is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPLIANCY
No single letter turns COMPLIANCY into another word.
How COMPLIANCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in COMPLIANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPLIANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COMPLIANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A readiness to give in to the wishes of others, or the state of following rules.
Compliancy is an older and rarer form of compliance. In some writing it suggests a soft, yielding temperament, whereas the more common word is used mostly for obeying regulations.
How COMPLIANCY is used
Occasional in formal or older writing; compliance is the usual modern form.
- His compliancy made him easy to manage.
- The report praised the firm's compliancy with the new rules.
- She mistook his compliancy for weakness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COMPLIANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPLIANCY
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Common questions about COMPLIANCY
- Is COMPLIANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPLIANCY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPLIANCY worth?
- COMPLIANCY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COMPLIANCY mean?
- A readiness to give in to the wishes of others, or the state of following rules.
- What letters can be added to COMPLIANCY?
- No single letter can be added to COMPLIANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COMPLIANCY:
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