brothelry
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
/ˈbɹɒθəlɹi/
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/ˈbɹɒθəlɹi/ · /ˈbɹɔθəlɹi/
Definition of brothelry
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)Prostitution, especially in brothels.
“Peter did not thus teach at Rome: Paul did not so live at Rome: they did not practise brothelry, which these do openly: they made not a yearly revenue and profit of harlots: they suffered no common adulterers and wicked murderers to go unpunished.”
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Etymology
From brothel + -ry.
Words you can make from brothelry
155 playable · top: BROTHERLY (17 pts)
Best play brotherly 17 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
27 words- BOTHY 13 pts
- HERBY 13 pts
- ETHYL 11 pts
- HERRY 11 pts
- HOLEY 11 pts
- HOTLY 11 pts
- HOYLE 11 pts
- BERRY 10 pts
- BERTH 10 pts
- BERYL 10 pts
- BORTY 10 pts
- BROEY 10 pts
- BROTH 10 pts
- THROB 10 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- LORRY 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- RETRY 8 pts
- TERRY 8 pts
- THOLE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- BORER 7 pts
- BOTEL 7 pts
- ROBLE 7 pts
- RETRO 5 pts
4-letter words
50 words- HOLY 10 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- BETH 9 pts
- BOTH 9 pts
- BYRE 9 pts
- BYRL 9 pts
- BYTE 9 pts
- HERB 9 pts
- OBEY 9 pts
- ORBY 9 pts
- TOBY 9 pts
- HELO 7 pts
- HERL 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOLE 7 pts
- HOLT 7 pts
- LEHR 7 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- LOTH 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TROY 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- TYRO 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- BELT 6 pts
- BLET 6 pts
- BLOT 6 pts
- BOLE 6 pts
- BOLT 6 pts
- BORE 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- LOBE 6 pts
- ROBE 6 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTL 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORR 4 pts
3-letter words
48 words- HEY 9 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- BEY 8 pts
- BOY 8 pts
- BYE 8 pts
- HOB 8 pts
- YOB 8 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- TOY 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- BEL 5 pts
- BET 5 pts
- BOT 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- BRR 5 pts
- LOB 5 pts
- OBE 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- REB 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- ERR 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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