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Is oligarchy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word oligarchy is a Scrabble US word. The word oligarchy is worth 18 points in Scrabble:

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Is oligarchy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word oligarchy is a Scrabble UK word and has 18 points:

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Is oligarchy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word oligarchy is a Words With Friends word. The word oligarchy is worth 19 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

OLIGARCHY,

8-letter words (1 found)

OLIGARCH,

7-letter words (4 found)

CHARILY,CHORAGI,CHORIAL,HOARILY,

6-letter words (20 found)

ARCHIL,ARCHLY,CAGILY,CALIGO,CALORY,CAROLI,CHIRAL,CHORAL,CHORIA,GARLIC,GLAIRY,GLORIA,GORILY,LOCHIA,LORCHA,LORICA,ORCHIL,ORGIAC,RACILY,RICHLY,

5-letter words (64 found)

ALGOR,ARCHI,ARGIL,ARGOL,CARGO,CAROL,CHAIR,CHARY,CHIAO,CHIRL,CHIRO,CHOIL,CHOIR,CHOLA,CHOLI,CIGAR,CLARO,CLARY,COALY,CORAL,CORGI,CORIA,CRAIG,GAILY,GIRLY,GLAIR,GLARY,GLORY,GOARY,GORAL,GRAIL,GYRAL,HAILY,HAIRY,HILAR,HOAGY,HOARY,HORAL,HYLIC,ICHOR,LAICH,LAIGH,LAIRY,LARCH,LARGO,LOACH,LOGIA,LOGIC,LORIC,LYCRA,LYRIC,OCHRY,ORACH,ORACY,ORGIA,ORGIC,RIGOL,RIYAL,ROACH,ROILY,ROLAG,ROYAL,YARCO,YOGIC,

4-letter words (104 found)

ACHY,ACRO,ACYL,AGIO,AGLY,AGRO,AHOY,AIRY,ALCO,ARCH,ARCO,ARGH,ARIL,ARYL,CAGY,CALO,CARL,CHAI,CHAL,CHAO,CHAR,CHAY,CHIA,CHOG,CIAO,CIRL,CLAG,CLAY,CLOG,CLOY,COAL,COIL,COIR,COLA,COLY,CORY,CRAG,CRAY,CRIA,CROG,GACH,GAIR,GAOL,GARI,GILA,GIRL,GIRO,GLIA,GOAL,GORA,GORI,GORY,GRAY,GYAL,GYRI,GYRO,HAIL,HAIR,HALO,HARL,HARO,HILA,HIYA,HOAR,HOLY,HORA,HORI,HOYA,HYLA,LACY,LAIC,LAIR,LARI,LIAR,LICH,LIRA,LOCA,LOCH,LOCI,LOGY,LOIR,LORY,LYCH,LYRA,OARY,OHIA,OILY,ORAL,ORCA,ORGY,RACH,RACY,RAGI,RAIL,RIAL,RICH,RICY,ROCH,ROIL,RYAL,YAGI,YOGA,YOGH,YOGI,

3-letter words (69 found)

ACH,AGO,AHI,AIL,AIR,ARC,ARY,CAG,CAL,CAR,CAY,CHA,CHI,CIG,CLY,COG,COL,COR,COY,CRY,GAL,GAR,GAY,GHI,GIO,GOA,GOR,GOY,HAG,HAO,HAY,HIC,HOA,HOC,HOG,HOI,HOY,ICH,ICY,LAC,LAG,LAH,LAR,LAY,LIG,LOG,LOR,LOY,OAR,OCA,OCH,OIL,ORA,ORC,ORG,RAG,RAH,RAI,RAY,RHO,RHY,RIA,RIG,ROC,RYA,YAG,YAH,YAR,YGO,

2-letter words (22 found)

AG,AH,AI,AL,AR,AY,CH,GI,GO,HA,HI,HO,IO,LA,LI,LO,OH,OI,OR,OY,YA,YO,

You can make 285 words from oligarchy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of oligarchy

oligarchy

Etymology

From French oligarchie, from Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχία (oligarkhía), from ὀλίγος (olígos, “few”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).
By surface analysis, olig- (“few”) +‎ -archy (“rule, command”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑːlɪˌɡɑɹki/, /ˈoʊlɪˌɡɑɹki/

Noun

oligarchy (countable and uncountable, plural oligarchies)

  1. A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
  2. Those who make up an oligarchic government.
  3. A state ruled by such a government.

Derived terms

  • oligarch
  • oligarchic
  • oligarchical

Related terms

  • oligopoly (not to be confused, although oligarchs can also be oligopolists, as for example in petrostates)

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