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Is embassy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word embassy is a Scrabble US word. The word embassy is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

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Is embassy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word embassy is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

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Is embassy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word embassy is a Words With Friends word. The word embassy is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

EMBASSY,

6-letter words (5 found)

ABSEYS,ABYSMS,EMBAYS,MAYBES,MYASES,

5-letter words (27 found)

ABSEY,ABYES,ABYSM,ABYSS,BASES,BASSE,BASSY,BAYES,BEAMS,BEAMY,BEMAS,EMBAY,ESSAY,EYASS,MABES,MASES,MASSE,MASSY,MAYBE,MESAS,MESSY,SABES,SAMES,SAMEY,SEAMS,SEAMY,YSAME,

4-letter words (35 found)

ABYE,ABYS,AMES,AYES,BAES,BAMS,BASE,BASS,BAYE,BAYS,BEAM,BEMA,BEYS,BYES,EASY,EMYS,EYAS,MABE,MAES,MASE,MASS,MAYS,MESA,MESS,SABE,SABS,SAME,SAMS,SAYS,SEAM,SEAS,SEYS,SYES,YAMS,YEAS,

3-letter words (34 found)

ABS,ABY,AME,ASS,AYE,AYS,BAE,BAM,BAS,BAY,BES,BEY,BYE,BYS,EAS,EMS,ESS,MAE,MAS,MAY,MES,SAB,SAE,SAM,SAY,SEA,SEY,SMA,SYE,YAE,YAM,YAS,YEA,YES,

2-letter words (16 found)

AB,AE,AM,AS,AY,BA,BE,BY,EA,EM,ES,MA,ME,MY,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 119 words from embassy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of embassy

embassy

Alternative forms

  • ambassy (obsolete)

Etymology

Modern variant of obsolete ambassy, from Middle French ambassee (“mission, embassy”), from Old French ambascee (also enbassee (“message for a high official, official mission”)) from Old Italian ambasciata, from Old Occitan ambaissada (“embassy”), derived from ambaissa (“message”), from Late Latin ambactia (“service rendered”) (attested also as ambascia, from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją (“service”), *ambahtaz (“follower, servant”), from Gaulish ambaxtos (“dependant, vassal”, literally “one who is sent around”), from Proto-Celtic *ambaxtos (“servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi-h₂eǵ- (“drive around”); compare Latin ambactus, Old Irish amos, amsach (“mercenary, servant”), Welsh amaeth (“tenant farm”)). Doublet of ambassade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛmbəsi/

Noun

embassy (plural embassies)

  1. The function or duty of an ambassador.
  2. An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations.
  3. A temporary mission representing a sovereign state.
  4. The official residence of such a group, or of an ambassador.
  5. (archaic) A written account as to an embassy.

Usage notes

Today the term embassy generally refers to a permanent organization, housed in a permanent building or offices, maintaining ties between nations. In the past, this was more often a temporary mission (as in Japanese Embassy to the United States (1860)) – the delegation would return home following meetings with foreign officials – and this is reflected in some traditional usages and related diplomatic terms, such as Head of Mission.

Derived terms

  • emb.
  • tent embassy

Related terms

  • ambassador

Translations

See also

  • consulate
  • High Commission

Source: wiktionary.org