SIMONIACAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SIMONIACAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMONIACAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMONIACAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMONIACAL
No single letter turns SIMONIACAL into another word.
How SIMONIACAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SIMONIACAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIMONIACAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SIMONIACAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Guilty of or involving simony, the buying or selling of church offices and privileges.
Simoniacal bargains were a major scandal in medieval church history, when positions could go to the highest bidder. The word is almost never used outside history and religious writing.
How SIMONIACAL is used
Formal and historical; used in church history.
- The council condemned the simoniacal sale of bishoprics.
- He was accused of a simoniacal deal to win the post.
- Reformers fought against simoniacal practices in the clergy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMONIACAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIMONIACAL
1 longer words begin with SIMONIACAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMONIACAL
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Common questions about SIMONIACAL
- Is SIMONIACAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMONIACAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMONIACAL worth?
- SIMONIACAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMONIACAL mean?
- Guilty of or involving simony, the buying or selling of church offices and privileges.
- What letters can be added to SIMONIACAL?
- No single letter can be added to SIMONIACAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SIMONIACAL:
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