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What does agency mean? Is agency a Scrabble word?

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Is agency a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word agency is a Scrabble US word. The word agency is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is agency a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word agency is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

A1G2E1N1C3Y4

Is agency a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word agency is a Words With Friends word. The word agency is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1G3E1N2C4Y3

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6-letter words (1 found)

AGENCY,

5-letter words (3 found)

CAGEY,GEYAN,GYNAE,

4-letter words (17 found)

ACNE,AGEN,ANCE,CAGE,CAGY,CANE,CANG,CANY,CYAN,GAEN,GANE,GEAN,GENA,GYAN,YAGE,YANG,YEAN,

3-letter words (24 found)

ACE,AGE,ANE,ANY,AYE,CAG,CAN,CAY,EAN,ENG,GAE,GAN,GAY,GEN,GEY,NAE,NAG,NAY,NEG,NYE,YAE,YAG,YEA,YEN,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AG,AN,AY,EA,EN,NA,NE,NY,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 57 words from agency according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of agency

agency

Etymology

From Medieval Latin agentia, from Latin agēns (present participle of agere (“to act”)), agentis (cognate with French agence, see also agent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒən.si/

Noun

agency (countable and uncountable, plural agencies)

  1. The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power.
    Synonyms: action, activity, operation
  2. (sociology, philosophy, psychology) The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
    Coordinate terms: free will, structure
  3. A medium through which power is exerted or an end is achieved.
    Synonyms: instrumentality, means
  4. The office or function of an agent; also, the relationship between a principal and that person's agent.
  5. An establishment engaged in doing business for another; also, the place of business or the district of such an agency.
    Synonym: management
    Hyponyms: advertising agency, dating agency, employment agency, escort agency, introduction agency, modelling agency, news agency, press agency, relief agency, syndication agency, travel agency
  6. A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by such unit of government.
    Hyponyms: antitrust agency, intelligence agency, space agency

Derived terms

Related terms

  • act
  • action
  • agent

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Further reading

  • “agency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • agency (sociology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • agency (philosophy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • law of agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • moral agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • structure and agency on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Cagney, gynæc-

Source: wiktionary.org