EMPERORSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. EMPERORSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EMPERORSHIP?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPERORSHIP is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPERORSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
emperorshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMPERORSHIP scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMPERORSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPERORSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPERORSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The position, rank or term of rule of an emperor.
Historians use emperorship when they need a word for the office rather than the man, as in the question of who may claim it after a death. It can also cover the years during which a given emperor reigned.
How EMPERORSHIP is used
Used in historical and political writing about empires.
- The emperorship passed to his nephew after the war.
- Rival generals fought over the emperorship for a decade.
- During his emperorship the empire reached its greatest size.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EMPERORSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EMPERORSHIP
1 longer words begin with EMPERORSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPERORSHIP
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Common questions about EMPERORSHIP
- Is EMPERORSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPERORSHIP, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPERORSHIP worth?
- EMPERORSHIP is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EMPERORSHIP mean?
- The position, rank or term of rule of an emperor.
- What letters can be added to EMPERORSHIP?
- EMPERORSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMPERORSHIP:
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