BRASSY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BRASSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRASSY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRASSY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRASSY
No single letter turns BRASSY into another word.
How BRASSY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BRASSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about BRASSY
- BRASSY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BRASSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Harsh and loud in sound, or showy and bold in manner, like brass.
A trumpet section, a blaring horn or a piercing voice can be called brassy for its sharp metallic ring. The word also suits a person or a style that is flashy and forward, as in a brassy blonde or brassy talk. In hair care it names the unwanted warm yellow-orange tone that appears in dyed or bleached hair.
How BRASSY is used
Covers sound, manner and colour; usually a little critical.
- The orchestra ended with a brassy fanfare.
- Her brassy laugh carried across the room.
- He disliked the brassy tone of the cheap speakers.
- The singer had a brassy stage presence.
- Toner removes the brassy tints from bleached hair.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRASSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BRASSY
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Common questions about BRASSY
- Is BRASSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRASSY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRASSY worth?
- BRASSY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRASSY mean?
- Harsh and loud in sound, or showy and bold in manner, like brass.
- What letters can be added to BRASSY?
- No single letter can be added to BRASSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BRASSY:
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