PRIESTHOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PRIESTHOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PRIESTHOOD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRIESTHOOD is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIESTHOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
priesthoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRIESTHOOD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRIESTHOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRIESTHOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PRIESTHOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
The position of a priest, or the whole body of people ordained to perform sacred duties.
The word covers both an individual calling and an institution. A man can enter the priesthood, and a historian can describe the priesthood of an ancient temple as a class with its own power.
How PRIESTHOOD is used
Used in religious and historical contexts, singular for the office and for the group as a whole.
- He left his job to enter the priesthood.
- The priesthood controlled the temple lands.
- Training for the priesthood takes several years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIESTHOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRIESTHOOD
1 longer words begin with PRIESTHOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIESTHOOD
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Common questions about PRIESTHOOD
- Is PRIESTHOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRIESTHOOD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRIESTHOOD worth?
- PRIESTHOOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIESTHOOD mean?
- The position of a priest, or the whole body of people ordained to perform sacred duties.
- What letters can be added to PRIESTHOOD?
- PRIESTHOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRIESTHOOD:
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