pentarchy
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- Scrabble points
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
Definition of pentarchy
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- Government by five persons.
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noun
- Government by five persons.
- A governing body consisting of five persons.
- A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.
name
- A model of Church organization historically championed in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Etymology
From Late Latin pentarchia, from Ancient Greek πενταρχίᾱ (pentarkhíā), from πεντα- (penta-, “penta-, five”) + -αρχίᾱ (-arkhíā, “-archy, rule”), perhaps via Middle French pentarchie. Equivalent to pent- + -archy.
Words you can make from pentarchy
200+ playable · top: EPARCHY (17 pts)
Best play eparchy 17 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
37 words- CYPHER 16 pts
- PATCHY 16 pts
- PEACHY 16 pts
- CHANTY 14 pts
- CHERTY 14 pts
- EPARCH 13 pts
- HEPCAT 13 pts
- PECHAN 13 pts
- PREACH 13 pts
- EARTHY 12 pts
- HEARTY 12 pts
- CARNEY 11 pts
- HAPTEN 11 pts
- NAPERY 11 pts
- PANTRY 11 pts
- RACHET 11 pts
- TEPHRA 11 pts
- TERAPH 11 pts
- THREAP 11 pts
- TRENCH 11 pts
- CARPET 10 pts
- PRANCE 10 pts
- PREACT 10 pts
- ANTHER 9 pts
- THENAR 9 pts
- ARPENT 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CENTRA 8 pts
- ENRAPT 8 pts
- ENTRAP 8 pts
- NECTAR 8 pts
- PARENT 8 pts
- RECANT 8 pts
- TANREC 8 pts
- TRANCE 8 pts
- TREPAN 8 pts
5-letter words
84 words- CHARY 13 pts
- HARPY 13 pts
- HEAPY 13 pts
- HYPER 13 pts
- TECHY 13 pts
- YACHT 13 pts
- CHAPE 12 pts
- CHAPT 12 pts
- CHEAP 12 pts
- CREPY 12 pts
- CRYPT 12 pts
- PACEY 12 pts
- PARCH 12 pts
- PATCH 12 pts
- PEACH 12 pts
- PERCH 12 pts
- HAYER 11 pts
- HENRY 11 pts
- HYENA 11 pts
- RHYTA 11 pts
- APERY 10 pts
- CANTY 10 pts
- CARNY 10 pts
- CHANT 10 pts
- CHARE 10 pts
- CHART 10 pts
- CHEAT 10 pts
- CHERT 10 pts
- HANCE 10 pts
- NATCH 10 pts
- PANTY 10 pts
- PARTY 10 pts
- PAYER 10 pts
- PEATY 10 pts
- PYRAN 10 pts
- RANCH 10 pts
- RAPHE 10 pts
- RATCH 10 pts
- REACH 10 pts
- REPAY 10 pts
- RETCH 10 pts
- TACHE 10 pts
- TEACH 10 pts
- TENCH 10 pts
- THECA 10 pts
- CAPER 9 pts
- CRAPE 9 pts
- CREPT 9 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- PACER 9 pts
- PECAN 9 pts
- RECAP 9 pts
- EARTH 8 pts
- ENTRY 8 pts
- HATER 8 pts
- HEART 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- RATHE 8 pts
- TEARY 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- TRYNA 8 pts
- YEARN 8 pts
- YENTA 8 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- PAREN 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PATER 7 pts
- PEART 7 pts
- PRATE 7 pts
- RANCE 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- TAPER 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
4-letter words
62 words- ACHY 12 pts
- CHAY 12 pts
- HYPE 12 pts
- CAPH 11 pts
- CHAP 11 pts
- PACY 11 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- NYAH 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- CYAN 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- EPHA 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- HARP 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- CAPE 8 pts
- CARP 8 pts
- CRAP 8 pts
- PACE 8 pts
- PACT 8 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- ARTY 7 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HART 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- NARY 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- APER 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
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