PATRIARCHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PATRIARCHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PATRIARCHAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRIARCHAL is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRIARCHAL
No single letter turns PATRIARCHAL into another word.
How PATRIARCHAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PATRIARCHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRIARCHAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRIARCHAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Describing a society or system in which men hold most authority, or relating to a patriarch.
Patriarchal is common in debates about gender, but it also has an older religious sense tied to bishops and biblical forefathers. Context tells you which meaning applies.
How PATRIARCHAL is used
Used for societies, structures, attitudes and church offices.
- The novel portrays a strict patriarchal household.
- Historians study patriarchal customs of inheritance.
- The patriarchal see of Constantinople is an ancient office.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PATRIARCHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PATRIARCHAL
3 longer words begin with PATRIARCHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRIARCHAL
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Common questions about PATRIARCHAL
- Is PATRIARCHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PATRIARCHAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PATRIARCHAL worth?
- PATRIARCHAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PATRIARCHAL mean?
- Describing a society or system in which men hold most authority, or relating to a patriarch.
- What letters can be added to PATRIARCHAL?
- No single letter can be added to PATRIARCHAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PATRIARCHAL:
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