PRELACY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PRELACY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRELACY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRELACY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRELACY
No single letter turns PRELACY into another word.
How PRELACY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PRELACY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does PRELACY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The office or rank of a prelate, or church government carried out by bishops and other high clergy.
Historians use prelacy when discussing churches ruled by bishops, especially in the disputes with Presbyterians in Scotland. The word can also refer to the body of prelates taken as a group.
How PRELACY is used
The word prelacy is formal and found chiefly in church history.
- The covenanters rejected prelacy and wanted rule by elders.
- He rose through the ranks of the church to the prelacy.
- A pamphlet attacked the pride and wealth of the prelacy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRELACY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PRELACY
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Common questions about PRELACY
- Is PRELACY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRELACY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRELACY worth?
- PRELACY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRELACY mean?
- The office or rank of a prelate, or church government carried out by bishops and other high clergy.
- What letters can be added to PRELACY?
- No single letter can be added to PRELACY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PRELACY:
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