DEANERY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. DEANERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DEANERY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEANERY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEANERY
No single letter turns DEANERY into another word.
How DEANERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DEANERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What stands out about DEANERY
- The same 7 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEANERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The office or residence of a dean, or a group of parishes under a rural dean.
In the Church of England a deanery is a district that groups several parishes together. The word can also mean the house where a cathedral dean lives. Universities sometimes use it for a dean administrative office.
How DEANERY is used
Used in church administration and in university contexts.
- The deanery meets four times a year.
- The old deanery stood beside the cathedral.
- He was appointed to the deanery of the northern parishes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DEANERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DEANERY
The 7 tiles of DEANERY in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DEANERY
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Common questions about DEANERY
- Is DEANERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEANERY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEANERY worth?
- DEANERY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DEANERY mean?
- The office or residence of a dean, or a group of parishes under a rural dean.
- What letters can be added to DEANERY?
- No single letter can be added to DEANERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DEANERY:
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