ERRANTRY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ERRANTRY 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 ERRANTRY?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ERRANTRY is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERRANTRY
No single letter turns ERRANTRY into another word.
How ERRANTRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ERRANTRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ERRANTRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ERRANTRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The way of life of a wandering knight who roams in search of adventure.
Errantry belongs to the world of medieval romance, where a knight rides from place to place defending the weak. Writers also use it more broadly for any restless wandering in search of a cause or a thrill.
How ERRANTRY is used
Used in literary and historical writing, usually in the phrase knight-errantry or about romantic wandering.
- His years of errantry took him across half of Europe.
- Cervantes made fun of the old ideals of errantry.
- She gave up her desk job for a life of modern errantry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ERRANTRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ERRANTRY
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Common questions about ERRANTRY
- Is ERRANTRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ERRANTRY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ERRANTRY worth?
- ERRANTRY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ERRANTRY mean?
- The way of life of a wandering knight who roams in search of adventure.
- What letters can be added to ERRANTRY?
- No single letter can be added to ERRANTRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ERRANTRY:
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