SAINTSHIP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAINTSHIP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAINTSHIP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAINTSHIP is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAINTSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
saintshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAINTSHIP scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAINTSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAINTSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAINTSHIP mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The state, rank or character of being a saint.
Saintship is an uncommon, slightly old-fashioned alternative to sainthood. Writers reach for it when discussing whether someone truly deserves the title, rather than the formal process of being declared one.
How SAINTSHIP is used
Rare and formal, found mostly in religious or literary writing.
- Her saintship was recognised long after her death.
- The biographer questioned the saintship of the hermit.
- Humility, not miracles, was the mark of his saintship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAINTSHIP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAINTSHIP
1 longer words begin with SAINTSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in SAINTSHIP
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Common questions about SAINTSHIP
- Is SAINTSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAINTSHIP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAINTSHIP worth?
- SAINTSHIP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAINTSHIP mean?
- The state, rank or character of being a saint.
- What letters can be added to SAINTSHIP?
- SAINTSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAINTSHIP:
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