Pharmacy in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is pharmacy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pharmacy is a Scrabble US word. The word pharmacy is worth 20 points in Scrabble:

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Is pharmacy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pharmacy is a Scrabble UK word and has 20 points:

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Is pharmacy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pharmacy is a Words With Friends word. The word pharmacy is worth 21 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

PHARMACY,

6-letter words (5 found)

CHAMPY,CRAMPY,MAYHAP,PHARMA,YARPHA,

5-letter words (21 found)

ACHAR,CAMPY,CARAP,CHAMP,CHARA,CHARM,CHARY,CHAYA,CRAMP,CRAPY,CYMAR,HARAM,HARPY,MARAH,MARCH,PACHA,PARCH,PARMA,PHARM,PRAAM,RAYAH,

4-letter words (42 found)

ACHY,AMAH,APAY,ARCH,ARMY,ARPA,AYAH,CAMA,CAMP,CAPA,CAPH,CARP,CHAM,CHAP,CHAR,CHAY,CRAM,CRAP,CRAY,CYMA,HAAR,HARM,HARP,MAAR,MACA,MACH,MAHA,MARA,MARC,MARY,MAYA,PACA,PACY,PARA,PRAM,PRAY,RACA,RACH,RACY,RAMP,RAYA,YAAR,

3-letter words (42 found)

AAH,ACH,AHA,AMA,AMP,ARC,ARM,ARY,CAA,CAM,CAP,CAR,CAY,CHA,CRY,HAM,HAP,HAY,HYP,MAA,MAC,MAP,MAR,MAY,MYC,PAC,PAH,PAM,PAR,PAY,PRY,PYA,RAH,RAM,RAP,RAY,RHY,RYA,YAH,YAM,YAP,YAR,

2-letter words (12 found)

AA,AH,AM,AR,AY,CH,HA,HM,MA,MY,PA,YA,

You can make 123 words from pharmacy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pharmacy

pharmacy

Etymology

From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie (the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, the use of drugs), from φάρμακον (phármakon, a drug, charm, enchantment), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin. Attested since late 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːməsi/
  • (General American) enPR: fär'məsē IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹməsi/

Noun

pharmacy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacies)

  1. (countable) A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
  2. (uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
  3. (uncountable) The role or occupation of a pharmacist.

Usage notes

The American drugstore and British and Commonwealth chemist's are more common when referencing a small shop, especially when it is run as a general store that sells food and other goods as well as medicines. The pharmacies operated within hospitals that dispense medicine without acting as a point of sale are sometimes distinguished as dispensaries.

Synonyms

  • (drugstore): drugstore (US); chemist, chemist shop, chemist's, chemist's shop (UK, AU, NZ); dispensary (dated); druggist's, druggist's shop (US dated); apothecary's, apothecary's shop (UK dated); apothecary (historical or archaic)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • pharmacist, pharmacian
  • pharmacology
  • pharmacopolist, pharmacopole

Translations

See also

  • apothecary
  • chemist
  • drugstore

Further reading

  • “pharmacy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “pharmacy”, in The Century Dictionary [], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “pharmacy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Source: wiktionary.org