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Bishops

Q: What does bishops mean?

bishops is the plural of bishop, which means “a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

b ₃i ₁s ₁h ₄o ₁p ₃s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Common · plural of bishop

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does bishops mean?

noun

a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

Definitions shown for bishop, the base form of bishops.

Is BISHOPS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is BISHOPS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts

b ₃i ₁s ₁h ₄o ₁p ₃s ₁

Words With Friends

15 pts

b ₄i ₁s ₁h ₃o ₁p ₄s ₁

Wordfeud

16 pts

b ₄i ₁s ₁h ₄o ₁p ₄s ₁

NYT Crossplay

14 pts

b ₄i ₁s ₁h ₃o ₁p ₃s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BISHOPS

Best shorter words top 30 of 87

bishop 13 ships 10 shops 10 sophs 10 sposh 10 bish 9 bohs 9 bosh 9 hips 9 hobs 9 hops 9 phis 9 phos 9 pish 9 posh 9 ship 9 shop 9 soph 9 boh 8 bops 8 hip 8 hob 8 hop 8 phi 8 pho 8 poh 8 shiso 8 bop 7 hiss 7 hoss 7

See all 87 words made from BISHOPS

Words that end like BISHOPS

Common words that share the ending -OPS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bookshops gallops wallops bellhops gumdrops scallops blacktops raindrops teardrops workshops develops drops shops stops chops crops pops tops envelops flops lollipops plops props slops

All words ending in -OPS

Bishops: quick answers

Is BISHOPS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BISHOPS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BISHOPS worth?

BISHOPS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does bishops mean?

bishops is the plural of bishop, which means “a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in BISHOPS?

You can make 87 shorter words from BISHOPS, such as BISHOP, SHIPS, SHOPS, SOPHS. See the full list.