BRANCHY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BRANCHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRANCHY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRANCHY is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRANCHY
No single letter turns BRANCHY into another word.
How BRANCHY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BRANCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about BRANCHY
- BRANCHY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BRANCHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having many branches, or spreading out in the manner of branches.
Branchy suggests dense, spreading growth, whether on a tree, a shrub or a diagram. A branchy plant often needs pruning to keep its shape. The word can also describe an argument or plot that keeps splitting into side paths.
How BRANCHY is used
Gardeners and woodworkers say branchy of trees and cuttings; writers sometimes use it for structures that divide repeatedly.
- The branchy oak cast a wide shade over the lawn.
- We chose a branchy shrub to fill the corner of the garden.
- Her family tree was so branchy that it covered an entire wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRANCHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BRANCHY
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Common questions about BRANCHY
- Is BRANCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRANCHY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRANCHY worth?
- BRANCHY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRANCHY mean?
- Having many branches, or spreading out in the manner of branches.
- What letters can be added to BRANCHY?
- No single letter can be added to BRANCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BRANCHY:
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