EPISCOPACY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. EPISCOPACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EPISCOPACY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EPISCOPACY is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPISCOPACY
No single letter turns EPISCOPACY into another word.
How EPISCOPACY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EPISCOPACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPISCOPACY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EPISCOPACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Government of a church by bishops, or the bishops of a church taken together.
Episcopacy is a church system in which authority rests with bishops, in contrast to systems ruled by elders or congregations. The word can also mean the bishop's office or the body of bishops as a group.
How EPISCOPACY is used
Used in church history and theology when discussing how a church is organised.
- The reformers rejected episcopacy and favoured rule by elders.
- Episcopacy remains central to the structure of many old churches.
- The whole episcopacy gathered in the capital for the synod.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EPISCOPACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in EPISCOPACY
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Common questions about EPISCOPACY
- Is EPISCOPACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPISCOPACY, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPISCOPACY worth?
- EPISCOPACY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EPISCOPACY mean?
- Government of a church by bishops, or the bishops of a church taken together.
- What letters can be added to EPISCOPACY?
- No single letter can be added to EPISCOPACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EPISCOPACY:
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