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POPES

5 letters

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Classic 2 pts
Big 2 pts
Super Big 2 pts

POPES is a valid 5-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 2 in Classic, 2 in Big, and 2 in Super Big Boggle.

POPES root POPE-s

Word family

POPE 1
noun
  1. An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state.
  2. broadlyironicoftenAny similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority.
  3. broadlyAny similar head of a religion.
  4. uncommonA theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses.
  5. UKAn effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times.
  6. USobsoletePope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
  7. An honorary title of the Coptic bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his church.
  8. An honorary title of the Orthodox bishop of Alexandria as father and head of his autocephalous church.
  9. historicalobsoleteAny bishop of the early Christian church.
  10. UKThe ruffe, a small Eurasian freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernua); others of its genus.
  11. CornwallDevonScotlandUKregionalThe Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica).
  12. USregionalThe painted bunting (Passerina ciris).
  13. rareThe red-cowled cardinal (Paroaria dominicana).
  14. Garlic, when used in addition to the Holy Trinity of celery, bell peppers and onions.
  15. Any mulled wine (traditionally including tokay) considered similar and superior to bishop.
  16. alternativeAlternative form of pop, a Russian Orthodox priest.
  17. USdialectalobsoleteThe whippoorwill (Antrostomus vociferus, syn. Caprimulgus vociferus).
  18. USdialectalrareThe nighthawk (Chordeiles minor).
verb
  1. intransitiveTo act as or like a pope.
  2. colloquialintransitiveTo convert to Roman Catholicism.