PRIORSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PRIORSHIP 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 PRIORSHIP?
| 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 PRIORSHIP is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIORSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
priorshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRIORSHIP scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PRIORSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRIORSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PRIORSHIP
- PRIORSHIP begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PRIORSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The office or term of a prior, the head or deputy head of a monastery.
A priorship carried real authority over the daily life of a religious house. Historians mention the priorship when tracing who ran a monastery in a given century.
How PRIORSHIP is used
Used in church history and in writing about medieval monasteries.
- He was elected to the priorship at the age of forty.
- Her priorship lasted until the abbey closed.
- The records name three men who held the priorship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PRIORSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PRIORSHIP
1 longer words begin with PRIORSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIORSHIP
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Common questions about PRIORSHIP
- Is PRIORSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PRIORSHIP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PRIORSHIP worth?
- PRIORSHIP is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PRIORSHIP mean?
- The office or term of a prior, the head or deputy head of a monastery.
- What letters can be added to PRIORSHIP?
- PRIORSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PRIORSHIP:
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