PAPACY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PAPACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAPACY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPACY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPACY
No single letter turns PAPACY into another word.
How PAPACY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PAPACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What does PAPACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The office and authority of the pope, or the period during which one pope holds that office.
Historians speak of the papacy as an institution that shaped European politics for centuries. The word can also refer to the succession of popes taken together.
How PAPACY is used
Used in religious and historical writing.
- The papacy moved to Avignon for much of the fourteenth century.
- His papacy lasted more than twenty years.
- Debates over the power of the papacy divided medieval Europe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAPACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PAPACY
Common questions about PAPACY
- Is PAPACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPACY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPACY worth?
- PAPACY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAPACY mean?
- The office and authority of the pope, or the period during which one pope holds that office.
- What letters can be added to PAPACY?
- No single letter can be added to PAPACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PAPACY:
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