SANCTIMONY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SANCTIMONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANCTIMONY?
| 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 SANCTIMONY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTIMONY
No single letter turns SANCTIMONY into another word.
How SANCTIMONY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SANCTIMONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANCTIMONY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SANCTIMONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A show of moral superiority and holiness that is not sincere.
Sanctimony is what we call it when someone lectures about virtue while quietly feeling better than everybody else. The adjective sanctimonious is the more frequent form, and both carry a sneer.
How SANCTIMONY is used
Always disapproving; used for preachy speeches, columns and public figures.
- His sanctimony annoyed everyone at the dinner table.
- The editorial was full of sanctimony about other people's habits.
- She spoke without a trace of sanctimony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANCTIMONY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTIMONY
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Common questions about SANCTIMONY
- Is SANCTIMONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANCTIMONY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANCTIMONY worth?
- SANCTIMONY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANCTIMONY mean?
- A show of moral superiority and holiness that is not sincere.
- What letters can be added to SANCTIMONY?
- No single letter can be added to SANCTIMONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SANCTIMONY:
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