VOTARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VOTARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VOTARY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VOTARY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VOTARY
No single letter turns VOTARY into another word.
How VOTARY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VOTARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does VOTARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person bound by religious vows, or a devoted follower of a cause, an activity or a person.
In its older sense a votary was someone who had taken solemn vows, such as a monk or a nun, and the word shares its root with vow and votive. Today it is more often used of an enthusiastic adherent, so one may speak of a votary of chess or of a particular writer. The tone is respectful and slightly literary, with a hint of religious devotion even when the subject is a hobby.
How VOTARY is used
Formal or literary; used both for religious devotees and for passionate admirers.
- The votary knelt before the shrine at dawn.
- He was a lifelong votary of jazz and owned thousands of records.
- Every votary of the old cult had to swear the same oath.
- The essay praises the poet as a votary of plain speech.
- Even a casual votary of the sport knew the result by evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VOTARY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VOTARY
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Common questions about VOTARY
- Is VOTARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VOTARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VOTARY worth?
- VOTARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VOTARY mean?
- A person bound by religious vows, or a devoted follower of a cause, an activity or a person.
- What letters can be added to VOTARY?
- No single letter can be added to VOTARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VOTARY:
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