POPEDOM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. POPEDOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept POPEDOM?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful POPEDOM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for POPEDOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
popedomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How POPEDOM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in POPEDOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,955 thousand.
What does POPEDOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The office, rank or authority of a pope.
Writers of earlier centuries used popedom for papal rule, often with a slightly sharp tone in religious quarrels. A reader today will find it in history books and in older sermons rather than in everyday speech.
How POPEDOM is used
The word popedom is old-fashioned and mostly appears in historical writing.
- He was elected to the popedom after a long conclave.
- The chronicle describes quarrels over the popedom in the tenth century.
- Reformers attacked the wealth and power of the popedom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of POPEDOM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with POPEDOM
1 longer words begin with POPEDOM.
Shorter words from the letters in POPEDOM
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Common questions about POPEDOM
- Is POPEDOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts POPEDOM, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is POPEDOM worth?
- POPEDOM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does POPEDOM mean?
- The office, rank or authority of a pope.
- What letters can be added to POPEDOM?
- POPEDOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of POPEDOM:
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