Definition of THIEVERY

thievery

Plural: thieveries

Noun

  • The act or practice of stealing; theft.
  • the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
  • The act of theft, the act of stealing.
  • That which is stolen.

Examples

  • His THIEVERY of the highest scoring letter ’Z’ left his opponent with few options.
  • This instance of thievery will not be overlooked.

Origin / Etymology

From thieve + -ery. Compare Old Frisian deverie ("thievery; theft"; > West Frisian dieverij; Saterland Frisian Däiweräi), Dutch dieverij (“thievery”), German Low German Deveree (“thievery; theft”), German Dieberei (“thievery”), Danish tyveri (“thievery; theft; larceny”), Swedish tjuveri (“thievery”).

Scrabble Score: 17

thievery: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
thievery: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
thievery: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

thievery: valid Words With Friends Word