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APOTHECARY
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Definition

Pronunciation: //əˈpɒθəkəɹi//

noun

  • (archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
    "[T]he poticaries and barbarus wryters call it [the iris] Irios in the genetiue caſe."
  • (archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
    "The Russian people as a whole almost revered the apothecary, and they entered it as they would enter a sanctum."
  • (uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.

Source: Kaikki

Word Details

Scrabble Points
20 points
Words With Friends Points
20 points

Word Games

Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
Yes
Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
Yes
Wordle
No
Words With Friends
Yes

How many Scrabble points is the word 'APOTHECARY'?

The word APOTHECARY is worth 20 points in Scrabble.

A1
P3
O1
T1
H4
E1
C3
A1
R1
Y4

Total: 20 points

How many Words With Friends points is the word 'APOTHECARY'?

The word APOTHECARY is worth 20 points in Words With Friends.

A1
P4
O1
T1
H3
E1
C4
A1
R1
Y3

Total: 20 points

How many letters is the word 'APOTHECARY'?

The word APOTHECARY has 10 letters.

What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?

While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:

  • B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
  • H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
  • L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
  • V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
  • J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends

Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.

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