Definition of matriarchy

"matriarchy" in the noun sense

1. matriarchy, matriarchate

a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

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matriarchy in Scrabble®

The word matriarchy is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters matriarchy:

MATRIARCHY
(189)
MATRIARCHY
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

catarrh, charity, cyathia, tramcar, triarch

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word matriarchy

MATRIARCHY
(189)
MATRIARCHY
(189)
MATRIARCHY
(126)
MATRIARCHY
(126)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
MATRIARCHY
(81)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
MATRIARCHY
(75)
MATRIARCHY
(69)
MATRIARCHY
(63)
MATRIARCHY
(60)
MATRIARCHY
(60)
MATRIARCHY
(56)
MATRIARCHY
(54)
MATRIARCHY
(52)
MATRIARCHY
(50)
MATRIARCHY
(50)
MATRIARCHY
(50)
MATRIARCHY
(48)
MATRIARCHY
(48)
MATRIARCHY
(46)
MATRIARCHY
(44)
MATRIARCHY
(44)
MATRIARCHY
(44)
MATRIARCHY
(44)
MATRIARCHY
(42)
MATRIARCHY
(42)
MATRIARCHY
(42)
MATRIARCHY
(40)
MATRIARCHY
(40)
MATRIARCHY
(36)
MATRIARCHY
(32)
MATRIARCHY
(28)
MATRIARCHY
(26)
MATRIARCHY
(26)
MATRIARCHY
(26)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In matriarchy

MATRIARCHY
(189)
MATRIARCHY
(189)
MATRIARCHY
(126)
MATRIARCHY
(126)
CYATHIA
(110 = 60 + 50)
CHARITY
(110 = 60 + 50)
CYATHIA
(107 = 57 + 50)
CYATHIA
(107 = 57 + 50)
CHARITY
(107 = 57 + 50)
CHARITY
(107 = 57 + 50)
CYATHIA
(104 = 54 + 50)
CHARITY
(104 = 54 + 50)
CATARRH
(98 = 48 + 50)
CATARRH
(98 = 48 + 50)
CYATHIA
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHARITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHARITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CYATHIA
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHARITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHARITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CYATHIA
(98 = 48 + 50)
CYATHIA
(98 = 48 + 50)
CYATHIA
(98 = 48 + 50)
TRIARCH
(98 = 48 + 50)
CHARITY
(98 = 48 + 50)
TRIARCH
(98 = 48 + 50)
CYATHIA
(96 = 46 + 50)
CHARITY
(96 = 46 + 50)
CYATHIA
(96 = 46 + 50)
CATARRH
(95 = 45 + 50)
TRIARCH
(95 = 45 + 50)
CYATHIA
(95 = 45 + 50)
CHARITY
(95 = 45 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(94 = 44 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(92 = 42 + 50)
CHARITY
(90 = 40 + 50)
CYATHIA
(90 = 40 + 50)
CATARRH
(89 = 39 + 50)
CATARRH
(89 = 39 + 50)
CATARRH
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIARCH
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIARCH
(89 = 39 + 50)
CATARRH
(89 = 39 + 50)
CATARRH
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIARCH
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIARCH
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIARCH
(89 = 39 + 50)
TRIARCH
(89 = 39 + 50)
CATARRH
(89 = 39 + 50)
CYATHIA
(88 = 38 + 50)
CHARITY
(88 = 38 + 50)
CYATHIA
(88 = 38 + 50)
CYATHIA
(88 = 38 + 50)
CHARITY
(88 = 38 + 50)
CHARITY
(88 = 38 + 50)
CHARITY
(88 = 38 + 50)
CATARRH
(86 = 36 + 50)
CYATHIA
(86 = 36 + 50)
CYATHIA
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHARITY
(86 = 36 + 50)
CHARITY
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIARCH
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRIARCH
(86 = 36 + 50)
CYATHIA
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHARITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(84 = 34 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
CHARITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
CYATHIA
(84 = 34 + 50)
CHARITY
(84 = 34 + 50)
CATARRH
(84 = 34 + 50)
TRIARCH
(84 = 34 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(83 = 33 + 50)
CHARITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CYATHIA
(82 = 32 + 50)
CYATHIA
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHARITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CATARRH
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRIARCH
(82 = 32 + 50)
CATARRH
(82 = 32 + 50)
CYATHIA
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRIARCH
(82 = 32 + 50)
CATARRH
(82 = 32 + 50)
CHARITY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CYATHIA
(82 = 32 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(81)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
TRIARCH
(80 = 30 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
CATARRH
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHARITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHARITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
CHARITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHARITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYATHIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
CATARRH
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYATHIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CHARITY
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYATHIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYATHIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYATHIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYATHIA
(79 = 29 + 50)
TRIARCH
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIARCH
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIARCH
(78 = 28 + 50)
CATARRH
(78 = 28 + 50)
CATARRH
(78 = 28 + 50)
CATARRH
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(78 = 28 + 50)
CATARRH
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIARCH
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRIARCH
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATARRH
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATARRH
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATARRH
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRIARCH
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRIARCH
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRIARCH
(76 = 26 + 50)
CATARRH
(76 = 26 + 50)
TRIARCH
(76 = 26 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(75)
CHARITY
(75 = 25 + 50)
CYATHIA
(75 = 25 + 50)
CHARITY
(75 = 25 + 50)
TRIARCH
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATARRH
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIARCH
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIARCH
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIARCH
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRIARCH
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATARRH
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATARRH
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATARRH
(74 = 24 + 50)
CATARRH
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
CHARITY
(73 = 23 + 50)
CHARITY
(73 = 23 + 50)
CHARITY
(73 = 23 + 50)
CYATHIA
(73 = 23 + 50)
TRIARCH
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
CYATHIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATARRH
(72 = 22 + 50)
CATARRH
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATARRH
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRIARCH
(70 = 20 + 50)
CYATHIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
CYATHIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
CYATHIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
CHARITY
(70 = 20 + 50)
CHARITY
(70 = 20 + 50)
CYATHIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
CATARRH
(70 = 20 + 50)
CHARITY
(70 = 20 + 50)
CHARITY
(69 = 19 + 50)
MATRIARCHY
(69)
TRAMCAR
(69 = 19 + 50)
CYATHIA
(69 = 19 + 50)
TRIARCH
(68 = 18 + 50)
TRIARCH
(68 = 18 + 50)
CYATHIA
(67 = 17 + 50)
CYATHIA
(67 = 17 + 50)
CYATHIA
(67 = 17 + 50)
CHARITY
(67 = 17 + 50)
CHARITY
(67 = 17 + 50)
CHARITY
(67 = 17 + 50)
CATARRH
(67 = 17 + 50)
TRIARCH
(67 = 17 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(67 = 17 + 50)
TRIARCH
(66 = 16 + 50)
CHARITY
(66 = 16 + 50)
CYATHIA
(66 = 16 + 50)
TRIARCH
(66 = 16 + 50)
TRAMCAR
(66 = 16 + 50)
CATARRH
(66 = 16 + 50)

matriarchy in Words With Friends™

The word matriarchy is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters matriarchy:

MATRIARCHY
(216)
MATRIARCHY
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

catarrh, charity, cyathia, tramcar, triarch

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word matriarchy

MATRIARCHY
(216)
MATRIARCHY
(216)
MATRIARCHY
(132)
MATRIARCHY
(132)
MATRIARCHY
(96)
MATRIARCHY
(96)
MATRIARCHY
(92)
MATRIARCHY
(92)
MATRIARCHY
(90)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
MATRIARCHY
(72)
MATRIARCHY
(72)
MATRIARCHY
(68)
MATRIARCHY
(60)
MATRIARCHY
(56)
MATRIARCHY
(56)
MATRIARCHY
(56)
MATRIARCHY
(56)
MATRIARCHY
(48)
MATRIARCHY
(44)
MATRIARCHY
(40)
MATRIARCHY
(40)
MATRIARCHY
(40)
MATRIARCHY
(40)
MATRIARCHY
(30)
MATRIARCHY
(29)
MATRIARCHY
(28)
MATRIARCHY
(28)
MATRIARCHY
(27)
MATRIARCHY
(26)
MATRIARCHY
(26)
MATRIARCHY
(26)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(25)
MATRIARCHY
(24)
MATRIARCHY
(24)
MATRIARCHY
(24)
MATRIARCHY
(24)
MATRIARCHY
(22)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In matriarchy

MATRIARCHY
(216)
MATRIARCHY
(216)
MATRIARCHY
(132)
MATRIARCHY
(132)
CHARITY
(107 = 72 + 35)
CYATHIA
(107 = 72 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(104 = 69 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(104 = 69 + 35)
CATARRH
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHARITY
(101 = 66 + 35)
CYATHIA
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHARITY
(101 = 66 + 35)
CYATHIA
(101 = 66 + 35)
CYATHIA
(101 = 66 + 35)
TRIARCH
(101 = 66 + 35)
CHARITY
(101 = 66 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
MATRIARCHY
(96)
THYMIC
(96)
MATRIARCHY
(96)
CYATHIA
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATARRH
(95 = 60 + 35)
CATARRH
(95 = 60 + 35)
TRIARCH
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHARITY
(95 = 60 + 35)
TRIARCH
(95 = 60 + 35)
CHARITY
(95 = 60 + 35)
MATRIARCHY
(92)
MATRIARCHY
(92)
CHARITY
(91 = 56 + 35)
CHARITY
(91 = 56 + 35)
CHARITY
(91 = 56 + 35)
CYATHIA
(91 = 56 + 35)
CYATHIA
(91 = 56 + 35)
CYATHIA
(91 = 56 + 35)
MYTHIC
(90)
MATRIARCHY
(90)
TRIARCH
(89 = 54 + 35)
CYATHIA
(89 = 54 + 35)
CATARRH
(89 = 54 + 35)
CHARITY
(89 = 54 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(87 = 52 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(87 = 52 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(87 = 52 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(86 = 51 + 35)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
TARMAC
(84)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
MATRIARCHY
(84)
CHARITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
CYATHIA
(83 = 48 + 35)
CHARITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
CYATHIA
(83 = 48 + 35)
CYATHIA
(83 = 48 + 35)
CYATHIA
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRIARCH
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATARRH
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRIARCH
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATARRH
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATARRH
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATARRH
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRIARCH
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRIARCH
(83 = 48 + 35)
CATARRH
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRIARCH
(83 = 48 + 35)
CHARITY
(83 = 48 + 35)
TRICHY
(81)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
TRAMCAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
MATRIARCHY
(80)
TRAMCAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
CYATHIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
CHARITY
(79 = 44 + 35)
MYTHIC
(78)
TRAMCAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIARCH
(77 = 42 + 35)
CATARRH
(77 = 42 + 35)
CATARRH
(77 = 42 + 35)
CATARRH
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIARCH
(77 = 42 + 35)
CATARRH
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIARCH
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIARCH
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRIARCH
(75 = 40 + 35)
CHARITY
(75 = 40 + 35)
CATARRH
(75 = 40 + 35)
CYATHIA
(75 = 40 + 35)
CHARITY
(75 = 40 + 35)
CYATHIA
(75 = 40 + 35)
MATRIARCHY
(72)
MYTHIC
(72)
THYMIC
(72)
THYMIC
(72)
MATRIARCHY
(72)
THYMIC
(72)
MYTHIC
(72)
CATARRH
(71 = 36 + 35)
CYATHIA
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHARITY
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRIARCH
(71 = 36 + 35)
CHARITY
(69 = 34 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(69 = 34 + 35)
CHARITY
(69 = 34 + 35)
CYATHIA
(69 = 34 + 35)
CYATHIA
(69 = 34 + 35)
MATRIARCHY
(68)
CYATHIA
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHARITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
CYATHIA
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHARITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRIARCH
(67 = 32 + 35)
CHARITY
(67 = 32 + 35)
CATARRH
(67 = 32 + 35)
CYATHIA
(67 = 32 + 35)
MYTHIC
(66)
THYMIC
(66)
THYMIC
(66)
MYTHIC
(66)
TRAMCAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
CYATHIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
CYATHIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
CYATHIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHARITY
(65 = 30 + 35)
TRIARCH
(65 = 30 + 35)
CATARRH
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHARITY
(65 = 30 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
CHARITY
(65 = 30 + 35)
THYMIC
(64)
MYTHIC
(64)
THYMIC
(64)
MYTHIC
(64)
CHARITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHARITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHARITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHARITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATARRH
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHARM
(63)
CATARRH
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHARITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
MARTYR
(63)
CHARITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
MATCH
(63)
CHARITY
(63 = 28 + 35)
MATCH
(63)
CHARM
(63)
TRICHY
(63)
CATARRH
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATARRH
(63 = 28 + 35)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRIARCH
(63 = 28 + 35)
MARCH
(63)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
MARCH
(63)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRIARCH
(63 = 28 + 35)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRIARCH
(63 = 28 + 35)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRIARCH
(63 = 28 + 35)
CYATHIA
(63 = 28 + 35)
CATARRH
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRIARCH
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRIARCH
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATARRH
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRIARCH
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRIARCH
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATARRH
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRAMCAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
CATARRH
(61 = 26 + 35)
CHARY
(60)
CYATHIA
(60 = 25 + 35)
MATRIARCHY
(60)
MYRRH
(60)
MACH
(60)
CYMA
(60)
TARMAC
(60)
TARMAC
(60)
CATARRH
(59 = 24 + 35)
CHARITY
(59 = 24 + 35)

Words within the letters of matriarchy

2 letter words in matriarchy (15 words)

6 letter words in matriarchy (9 words)

7 letter words in matriarchy (5 words)

8 letter words in matriarchy (3 words)

9 letter words in matriarchy (1 word)

10 letter words in matriarchy (1 word)

matriarchy + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence matriarchy

Words that start with matriarchy (1 word)

Words with matriarchy in them (1 word)

Words that end with matriarchy (1 word)

Word Growth involving matriarchy

Shorter words in matriarchy

at atria matriarch

at mat matriarch

ma mat matriarch

ar arc arch triarch matriarch

ar arc arch triarch triarchy

Longer words containing matriarchy

(No longer words found)