Definitions for scepter

scepter scep·ter

Spelling: [sep-ter]
IPA: /ˈsɛp tər/

Scepter is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 209 anagrams from letters in scepter (ceeprst).

Definitions for scepter

noun

  1. a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
  2. royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty.

verb (used with object)

  1. to give a scepter to; invest with authority.

Origin of scepter

1250-1300; Middle English (s)ceptre Old French Latin scēptrum Greek skêptron staff; akin to shaft

Examples for scepter

There were no other sounds while the girl took the Flagg scepter in her own hands.

In that relationship, the lower-class king of his dingy domain is enthroned atop a commode and uses a toilet brush as a scepter.

He danced about like a madman, with his crown on his head and his scepter in his hand.

Offering the scepter to an ex-President Obama is one option, writes Geoffrey Robertson.

He portrays Merkel holding a Euro-topped scepter as she sits on a throne adorned with an EU emblem-inspired clock.

The scepter which she bears is surmounted by the globe of this world.

What has wrested from the priestly hand the scepter of government?

The ballot is the scepter of power in the hand of every citizen.

The entire country was under the one scepter, and his was that scepter.

The ball represented the terrestrial globe and the stick in his other hand a scepter.

Word Value for scepter
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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