PETITIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PETITIONARY 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 PETITIONARY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETITIONARY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETITIONARY
No single letter turns PETITIONARY into another word.
How PETITIONARY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PETITIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETITIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PETITIONARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Of the nature of a request or appeal made to someone in authority.
A petitionary prayer asks for a favor from God, and a petitionary letter asks a ruler or court for relief. The word stresses asking rather than demanding.
How PETITIONARY is used
Used in religious, legal and historical writing.
- The service included a petitionary prayer for rain.
- Villagers sent a petitionary letter to the governor.
- The tone of the document was humble and petitionary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PETITIONARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PETITIONARY
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Common questions about PETITIONARY
- Is PETITIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PETITIONARY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PETITIONARY worth?
- PETITIONARY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PETITIONARY mean?
- Of the nature of a request or appeal made to someone in authority.
- What letters can be added to PETITIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to PETITIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PETITIONARY:
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