MARTYRY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MARTYRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MARTYRY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MARTYRY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MARTYRY
No single letter turns MARTYRY into another word.
How MARTYRY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MARTYRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,881 thousand.
What stands out about MARTYRY
- MARTYRY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MARTYRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A shrine or chapel built in honour of a martyr.
Early Christians raised a martyry over the grave or place of death of someone killed for the faith. The related Latin form martyrium is more common in church history.
How MARTYRY is used
Martyry is a specialist word in church history and archaeology.
- The pilgrims prayed at the martyry on the hill.
- Archaeologists uncovered the foundations of an early martyry.
- A small martyry stood beside the old road.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MARTYRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MARTYRY
Common questions about MARTYRY
- Is MARTYRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MARTYRY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MARTYRY worth?
- MARTYRY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MARTYRY mean?
- A shrine or chapel built in honour of a martyr.
- What letters can be added to MARTYRY?
- No single letter can be added to MARTYRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MARTYRY:
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