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

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

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8-letter words (1 found)

PROPHESY,

7-letter words (5 found)

HOPPERS,PHORESY,PYROPES,SHOPPER,YOPPERS,

6-letter words (15 found)

EPHORS,HOPERS,HOPPER,HORSEY,HYPERS,OSPREY,POPERY,POSHER,PREOPS,PYROPE,SHOPPE,SHOPPY,SPHERY,SYPHER,YOPPER,

5-letter words (51 found)

EPHOR,HEROS,HOERS,HOPER,HOPES,HOPPY,HORSE,HORSY,HOSER,HOSEY,HYPER,HYPES,HYPOS,OYERS,PEPOS,PERPS,POEPS,POESY,POPES,POPSY,PORES,POSER,POSEY,POYSE,PREOP,PREPS,PREYS,PROPS,PROSE,PROSY,PRYSE,PSYOP,PYRES,PYROS,REPOS,REPPS,ROHES,ROPES,ROPEY,SEPOY,SHERO,SHOER,SHOPE,SHORE,SHYER,SOPHY,SOPPY,SPORE,SPYRE,YORES,YORPS,

4-letter words (73 found)

EPOS,EROS,ESPY,HEPS,HERO,HERS,HERY,HESP,HEYS,HOER,HOES,HOPE,HOPS,HORE,HORS,HOSE,HOYS,HYES,HYPE,HYPO,HYPS,OPES,ORES,OYER,OYES,PEHS,PEPO,PEPS,PERP,PESO,PHOS,POEP,POHS,POPE,POPS,PORE,PORY,POSE,POSH,POSY,PREP,PREY,PROP,PROS,PRYS,PYES,PYRE,PYRO,REHS,REOS,REPO,REPP,REPS,RESH,RHOS,ROES,ROHE,ROPE,ROPY,ROSE,ROSY,RYES,RYPE,SHOE,SHOP,SOPH,SORE,SPRY,SYPE,SYPH,YEPS,YORE,YORP,

3-letter words (55 found)

EHS,ERS,HEP,HER,HES,HEY,HOE,HOP,HOS,HOY,HYE,HYP,OES,OHS,OPE,OPS,ORE,ORS,OSE,OYE,OYS,PEH,PEP,PER,PES,PHO,POH,POP,POS,PRE,PRO,PRY,PYE,REH,REO,REP,RES,RHO,RHY,ROE,RYE,SER,SEY,SHE,SHO,SHY,SOH,SOP,SOY,SPY,SYE,YEH,YEP,YER,YES,

2-letter words (18 found)

EH,ER,ES,HE,HO,OE,OH,OP,OR,OS,OY,PE,PO,RE,SH,SO,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 219 words from prophesy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of prophesy

prophesy

Etymology 1

From Middle English prophecien; partly from prophecie, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”).

Alternative forms

  • prophecy (chiefly dated)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒfɪsaɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ/

Verb

prophesy (third-person singular simple present prophesies, present participle prophesying, simple past and past participle prophesied)

  1. To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet. [from 14th c.]
    • 1648, Robert Herrick, “Not every day fit for Verse” in Hesperides, London: John Williams & Francis Eglesfield, p. 285,[1]
      ’Tis not ev’ry day, that I
      Fitted am to prophesie:
      No, but when the Spirit fils
      The fantastick Pannicles:
      Full of fier; then I write
      As the Godhead doth indite.
  2. To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration). [from 14th c.]
  3. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
  4. (intransitive, Christianity) To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach. [from 14th c.]
    • 1646, Jeremy Taylor, Of the Liberty of Prophesying, Section 4, in Treatises of 1. The liberty of prophesying, 2. Prayer ex tempore, 3. Episcopacie: together with a sermon, London: R. Royston, 1648, p. 73,[3]
      […] if we consider that we have no certain wayes of determining places of difficulty and Question, infallibly and certainly […] we shall see a very great necessity in allowing a liberty in Prophesying without prescribing authoritatively to other mens consciences, and becomming Lords and Masters of their Faith.
Related terms
  • prophecy
  • prophesier
  • prophesize (non-standard)
  • prophet
  • prophetic
  • prophetize
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English pprophesy, prophesie, prophessye, prophesye.

Noun

prophesy (countable and uncountable, plural prophesies)

  1. Obsolete spelling of prophecy; now a misspelling.

Source: wiktionary.org