RELIQUARY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. RELIQUARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RELIQUARY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RELIQUARY is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RELIQUARY
No single letter turns RELIQUARY into another word.
How RELIQUARY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in RELIQUARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RELIQUARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RELIQUARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A container, such as a casket or shrine, in which sacred relics are kept and displayed.
A medieval reliquary was often made of gold or silver and set with jewels to honour the remains of a saint. Some were shaped like a hand, a head or a small church.
How RELIQUARY is used
Used in religious history and in museums and art.
- The reliquary held a fragment of the saint bone.
- Pilgrims travelled far to see the jewelled reliquary.
- A gilded reliquary stood on the high altar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RELIQUARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in RELIQUARY
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Common questions about RELIQUARY
- Is RELIQUARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RELIQUARY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RELIQUARY worth?
- RELIQUARY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RELIQUARY mean?
- A container, such as a casket or shrine, in which sacred relics are kept and displayed.
- What letters can be added to RELIQUARY?
- No single letter can be added to RELIQUARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of RELIQUARY:
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