ARTILLERY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ARTILLERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARTILLERY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARTILLERY is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARTILLERY
No single letter turns ARTILLERY into another word.
How ARTILLERY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARTILLERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARTILLERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARTILLERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Large guns used in warfare on land, or the part of an army that uses them.
Artillery fires over long distances, so crews often cannot see their targets and rely on spotters. In older writing the word meant any weapon of war, including bows and slings.
How ARTILLERY is used
Used in military history and news; it can mean the guns themselves or the branch that operates them.
- Enemy artillery shelled the bridge all night.
- He served in the artillery during the war.
- The museum displays cannon and other field artillery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARTILLERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ARTILLERY
2 longer words begin with ARTILLERY.
Shorter words from the letters in ARTILLERY
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Common questions about ARTILLERY
- Is ARTILLERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARTILLERY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARTILLERY worth?
- ARTILLERY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARTILLERY mean?
- Large guns used in warfare on land, or the part of an army that uses them.
- What letters can be added to ARTILLERY?
- No single letter can be added to ARTILLERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARTILLERY:
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