patriarch

NOUN /peɪtri,ɑrk/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

patriarch is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1T1R1I1A1R1C3H4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does patriarch mean?

NOUN · 4 SENSES
1

The male head of family or tribe.

2

A man who is older and higher in rank than yourself.

3

Any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race.

4

Title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem).