PIRACY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PIRACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIRACY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIRACY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIRACY
No single letter turns PIRACY into another word.
How PIRACY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PIRACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does PIRACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The crime of attacking and robbing ships at sea, or the illegal copying and use of other people's creative work.
The oldest meaning belongs to the seas, where armed crews seized vessels and cargo, and the problem has returned in some waters in modern times. A second meaning grew up around the copying of books, films, music and software without permission from those who own the rights. In both senses the idea is of taking something that belongs to someone else by force or by trickery. Laws against piracy exist in international maritime law and in the law on creative ownership alike.
How PIRACY is used
Used for sea robbery and, very often today, for illegal copying of media and software.
- Piracy off the coast forced shippers to take longer routes.
- The studio lost millions to film piracy last year.
- Software piracy is a crime in most countries.
- Navies were sent to put an end to piracy in the strait.
- The new law makes online piracy easier to prosecute.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIRACY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PIRACY
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Common questions about PIRACY
- Is PIRACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIRACY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIRACY worth?
- PIRACY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIRACY mean?
- The crime of attacking and robbing ships at sea, or the illegal copying and use of other people's creative work.
- What letters can be added to PIRACY?
- No single letter can be added to PIRACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PIRACY:
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