MONKERY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. MONKERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONKERY?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONKERY is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONKERY
No single letter turns MONKERY into another word.
How MONKERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MONKERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does MONKERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The life, customs or practices of monks, often mentioned with scorn.
Monkery was a favourite word of writers who disliked monastic life and wanted to belittle it. It can also stand for monks as a group.
How MONKERY is used
Dated and often contemptuous.
- The reformer mocked the monkery of the old abbey.
- He had little patience for the monkery of the medieval church.
- Pamphlets of the age were full of jokes about monkery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONKERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MONKERY
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Common questions about MONKERY
- Is MONKERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONKERY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONKERY worth?
- MONKERY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONKERY mean?
- The life, customs or practices of monks, often mentioned with scorn.
- What letters can be added to MONKERY?
- No single letter can be added to MONKERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MONKERY:
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