DIARCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. DIARCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DIARCHY?
| 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 DIARCHY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIARCHY
No single letter turns DIARCHY into another word.
How DIARCHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DIARCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does DIARCHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A form of government in which power is shared between two rulers or two authorities.
In a diarchy neither side rules alone, which makes it different from a monarchy with a single head. The term is best remembered from the Indian dyarchy of 1919, a split of powers between elected ministers and appointed officials.
How DIARCHY is used
Used in history and political science when describing joint rule.
- Sparta is often cited as an example of a diarchy.
- The colonial constitution created a diarchy in the provinces.
- A diarchy can stall when its two rulers disagree.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DIARCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DIARCHY
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Common questions about DIARCHY
- Is DIARCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DIARCHY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DIARCHY worth?
- DIARCHY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DIARCHY mean?
- A form of government in which power is shared between two rulers or two authorities.
- What letters can be added to DIARCHY?
- No single letter can be added to DIARCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DIARCHY:
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