PROMISSORY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PROMISSORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROMISSORY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROMISSORY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROMISSORY
No single letter turns PROMISSORY into another word.
How PROMISSORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PROMISSORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROMISSORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PROMISSORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Containing or expressing a promise, especially a binding promise to pay.
The best-known use is the promissory note, a written pledge to pay a sum on a stated date. In law, promissory estoppel stops a person from going back on a promise that another relied on.
How PROMISSORY is used
Used in finance, banking and law, mostly in the phrase promissory note.
- He signed a promissory note for the loan.
- The letter was promissory rather than a firm contract.
- Promissory language filled the campaign speech.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROMISSORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROMISSORY
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Common questions about PROMISSORY
- Is PROMISSORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROMISSORY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROMISSORY worth?
- PROMISSORY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROMISSORY mean?
- Containing or expressing a promise, especially a binding promise to pay.
- What letters can be added to PROMISSORY?
- No single letter can be added to PROMISSORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PROMISSORY:
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