Is “Bishops” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
BISHOPS
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
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Meaning of Bishops

/ˈbɪʃəps/

noun
  1. 1.An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.

  2. 2.The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.

  3. 3.Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker.

Synonyms: consecrator, diocesan bishop, suffragan bishop, hierarch, ordinary

verb
  1. 1.To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.

  2. 2.To make a bishop.

  3. 3.To provide with bishops.

verb
  1. 1.To murder by drowning.