SIMONY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SIMONY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMONY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMONY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMONY
No single letter turns SIMONY into another word.
How SIMONY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIMONY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does SIMONY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
The buying or selling of sacred things, especially a position in the church.
The word takes its name from Simon Magus, a man in the Acts of the Apostles who tried to buy spiritual power from the apostles with money. In the Middle Ages simony was a notorious abuse, because rich families could purchase a bishopric or a parish living for a relative. Church reformers condemned it repeatedly, and it was one of the great scandals that fed calls for reform. Today the term appears mainly in histories of the church and in discussions of corruption.
How SIMONY is used
Formal and historical; used in church history and moral argument.
- The reformers accused the bishop of simony after the sale of the abbey.
- Simony was a common charge against medieval clergy.
- The pope declared the appointment void because of simony.
- Historians still debate how widespread simony really was.
- He compared the sale of honors to simony in a sharp letter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMONY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIMONY
The 6 tiles of SIMONY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMONY
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Common questions about SIMONY
- Is SIMONY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMONY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMONY worth?
- SIMONY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMONY mean?
- The buying or selling of sacred things, especially a position in the church.
- What letters can be added to SIMONY?
- No single letter can be added to SIMONY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIMONY:
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