BRAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BRAVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAVA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAVA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bravasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAVA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BRAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does BRAVA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
music
An exclamation of praise or approval shouted to a female performer, especially a singer.
Brava is the feminine form of the Italian bravo, called out at the opera or concert hall when a woman has just sung or performed exceptionally well. Audiences traditionally distinguish brava for a woman, bravo for a man, and bravi for a group, though many English speakers now use bravo for everyone regardless of gender.
How BRAVA is used
Interjection, chiefly used at live musical or theatrical performances.
- The audience shouted brava as the soprano took her bow.
- Someone in the balcony called out brava after the final note.
- Critics wrote brava across their programs that night.
- The crowd rose to its feet shouting bravo and brava together.
- She smiled at the cries of brava from the front row.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAVA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRAVA
6 longer words begin with BRAVA.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAVA
Common questions about BRAVA
- Is BRAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAVA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAVA worth?
- BRAVA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAVA mean?
- An exclamation of praise or approval shouted to a female performer, especially a singer.
- What letters can be added to BRAVA?
- BRAVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BRAVA:
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