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society

/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/
noun

Society is a seven-letter word worth 12 Scrabble points, with no recorded anagrams or one-letter neighbours.

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Noun 3 meanings

  1. A long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.

    “This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.”

  2. A group of people who meet from time to time to engage in a common interest; an association or organization.

    “It was then that they decided to found a society of didgeridoo-playing unicyclists.”

  3. The sum total of all voluntary interrelations between individuals.

    “The gap between Western and Eastern societies seems to be narrowing.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French societé, from Old French societé, from Latin societās, societātem (“fellowship, association, alliance, union, community”), from socius (“associated, allied; partner, companion, ally”), from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷ-yo- (“companion”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to follow”).

Society most often means a group of people who share customs, language, norms, or artistic traditions. It can also mean an association formed around a common interest. The word is familiar in everyday English, with a frequency rank of 667 and a recorded count of 30,208.

Society at a glance

  • SOCIETY has seven letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble.
  • The C is worth three points, while the Y is worth four.
  • Its other five tiles are worth one point apiece.
  • No anagrams or one-letter neighbours are recorded for SOCIETY.
  • Safety, variety, and anxiety are among its rhymes.

What does society mean?

Society can describe a community whose members share cultural habits such as language, dress, and artistic forms. It can also name an organized group whose members meet around a shared interest. That second sense makes the word fit both broad social discussion and the name of a club or association.

For word play, the seven tiles add up to 12 Scrabble points before any board bonuses: S, O, I, E, and T are worth one each, C is worth three, and Y is worth four. Society appears in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE. Check your game's word list if its dictionary differs.

What wordplay works with society?

SOCIETY has no recorded anagrams, so rearranging all seven letters does not produce another listed word. It also has no recorded one-letter neighbours: changing just one tile while keeping the other six in place yields no match in the neighbour list.

The ending gives you a different route for word association. Twelve listed words rhyme with society, including safety, variety, anxiety, and sobriety. The shared “-ety” sound is a stronger link than letter rearrangement here, since the word has zero recorded anagrams.

Rhymes with society

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Questions people ask

How many points is society worth in Scrabble?
Society is worth 12 points in Scrabble before board bonuses. Its C contributes three points and its Y contributes four; S, O, I, E, and T contribute one point each. A premium letter square under C or Y raises the total more than one under the other tiles.
What words rhyme with society?
Safety, variety, and anxiety rhyme with society. Other listed matches include ninety, entirety, notoriety, sobriety, piety, subtlety, surety, propriety, and impropriety. The shared ending sound makes these rhymes, not anagrams of society.
Can you make an anagram of society?
No anagrams are recorded for society. The word also has no recorded one-letter neighbours, so neither rearranging all its tiles nor changing a single tile gives a match in those word lists. Its rhymes, such as safety and variety, offer a separate word connection.

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