MISSIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. MISSIONARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MISSIONARY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MISSIONARY is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MISSIONARY
No single letter turns MISSIONARY into another word.
How MISSIONARY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MISSIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MISSIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MISSIONARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person sent to a foreign place to spread a religion or do charitable work.
A missionary has often founded schools and hospitals alongside a church, though such legacies are also debated. The word can also describe any person who promotes a cause with great zeal.
How MISSIONARY is used
Used for religious workers, and loosely for energetic promoters of an idea.
- The missionary spent thirty years in the mountain villages.
- She became a missionary for healthy eating.
- A missionary school opened near the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MISSIONARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MISSIONARY
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Common questions about MISSIONARY
- Is MISSIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MISSIONARY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MISSIONARY worth?
- MISSIONARY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MISSIONARY mean?
- A person sent to a foreign place to spread a religion or do charitable work.
- What letters can be added to MISSIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to MISSIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MISSIONARY:
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