SIGNIORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SIGNIORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIGNIORY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIGNIORY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGNIORY
No single letter turns SIGNIORY into another word.
How SIGNIORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIGNIORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIGNIORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIGNIORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
The authority or rule of a lord, or the territory and rank that belong to him.
In feudal and Renaissance history the signiory was the lordship held by a seignior, and in some Italian cities it also named the governing body. The spelling is less common than the shorter variant signory.
How SIGNIORY is used
Appears chiefly in historical writing about medieval or Italian city governments.
- The signiory of the manor passed to his eldest son.
- Venice was ruled by a signiory of leading nobles.
- He resented the signiory that the duke exercised over the valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIGNIORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGNIORY
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Common questions about SIGNIORY
- Is SIGNIORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIGNIORY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIGNIORY worth?
- SIGNIORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIGNIORY mean?
- The authority or rule of a lord, or the territory and rank that belong to him.
- What letters can be added to SIGNIORY?
- No single letter can be added to SIGNIORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIGNIORY:
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