Is OLIGARCHY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OLIGARCHY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OLIGARCHY mean?
- noun
a political system governed by a few people
“one of his cardinal convictions was that Britain was not run as a democracy but as an oligarchy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + Y (4) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for OLIGARCHY
OLIGARCHY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from OLIGARCHY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- charily15
- oligarch14
- archly14
- richly14
- choragi13
- hoarily13
- chary13
- ochry13
- chorial12
- cagily12
- hoagy12
- achy12
- chay12
- lych12
- archil11
- calory11
- chiral11
- choral11
- lochia11
- orchil11
- racily11
- hairy11
- hoary11
- yogic11
- yogh11
- glairy10
- gorily10
- archi10
- chair10
- chiao10
- chiro10
- choil10
- choir10
- chola10
- choli10
- clary10
- coaly10
- ichor10
- laich10
- larch10
- loach10
- lycra10
- lyric10
- orach10
- oracy10
- roach10
- ahoy10
- cagy10
- gach10
- hiya10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hyla10
- garlic9
- orgiac9
- gaily9
- girly9
- glary9
- glory9
- gyral9
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