FERETORY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. FERETORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FERETORY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FERETORY is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERETORY
No single letter turns FERETORY into another word.
How FERETORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FERETORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FERETORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FERETORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A shrine or casket, often portable, in which the relics of a saint are kept.
In medieval churches a feretory held the bones of a saint and was carried in processions. The word can also name the chapel where such a shrine stands, usually behind the high altar.
How FERETORY is used
Found in church history and medieval studies.
- Pilgrims knelt before the gilded feretory.
- The feretory stood in a chapel behind the high altar.
- Monks carried the feretory through the town on the saint's day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FERETORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FERETORY
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Common questions about FERETORY
- Is FERETORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FERETORY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FERETORY worth?
- FERETORY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FERETORY mean?
- A shrine or casket, often portable, in which the relics of a saint are kept.
- What letters can be added to FERETORY?
- No single letter can be added to FERETORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FERETORY:
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