VALLEY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. VALLEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALLEY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALLEY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALLEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
valleysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALLEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VALLEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does VALLEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stretch of low land lying between hills or mountains, often with a river or stream running through it.
Valleys are usually carved by moving water or by glaciers, and their flat, well-watered floors have made them favourite places for farms and towns. The word comes through French from Latin vallis. In building, a valley is also the inward angle where two sloping roofs meet, and rainwater collects and runs off along that line.
How VALLEY is used
Used for landscapes in geography and travel, and for the roof angle in building; it often forms part of place names.
- A narrow valley winds between the two ridges.
- The village sits at the bottom of a green valley.
- Mist filled the valley every morning until nine.
- The builder fixed a metal lining along each valley of the roof.
- They walked up the valley toward the glacier.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALLEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VALLEY
2 longer words begin with VALLEY.
Shorter words from the letters in VALLEY
Common questions about VALLEY
- Is VALLEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALLEY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALLEY worth?
- VALLEY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALLEY mean?
- A stretch of low land lying between hills or mountains, often with a river or stream running through it.
- What letters can be added to VALLEY?
- VALLEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VALLEY:
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