BRAGGADOCIO is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BRAGGADOCIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAGGADOCIO?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAGGADOCIO is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAGGADOCIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
braggadociosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAGGADOCIO scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BRAGGADOCIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRAGGADOCIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRAGGADOCIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Empty, swaggering boastfulness, or a person who boasts in this way.
Braggadocio comes from the name of a boastful character in an Elizabethan poem. It suggests loud talk that has little real achievement behind it, and it is often used with a touch of amusement.
How BRAGGADOCIO is used
Used in writing about showy, boastful behaviour.
- His braggadocio vanished the moment the real match began.
- The film is full of cheerful braggadocio and silly bets.
- Behind the braggadocio was a rather shy young man.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAGGADOCIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRAGGADOCIO
2 longer words begin with BRAGGADOCIO.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAGGADOCIO
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Common questions about BRAGGADOCIO
- Is BRAGGADOCIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAGGADOCIO, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAGGADOCIO worth?
- BRAGGADOCIO is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAGGADOCIO mean?
- Empty, swaggering boastfulness, or a person who boasts in this way.
- What letters can be added to BRAGGADOCIO?
- BRAGGADOCIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BRAGGADOCIO:
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