BRAVURA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BRAVURA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRAVURA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRAVURA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRAVURA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bravurasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRAVURA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BRAVURA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,853 thousand.
What does BRAVURA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
Great skill and boldness shown in a performance, especially a brilliant and showy one.
Bravura suggests more than competence: there is flair and a hint of risk. In music it describes passages written to show off a performer, and in everyday writing it praises any daring, dazzling display.
How BRAVURA is used
Bravura is often used before a noun, as in a bravura performance, or as a noun after with.
- The pianist played the finale with astonishing bravura.
- It was a bravura performance that won the crowd over.
- The chef carried off the dish with real bravura.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRAVURA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRAVURA
1 longer words begin with BRAVURA.
Shorter words from the letters in BRAVURA
Common questions about BRAVURA
- Is BRAVURA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRAVURA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRAVURA worth?
- BRAVURA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRAVURA mean?
- Great skill and boldness shown in a performance, especially a brilliant and showy one.
- What letters can be added to BRAVURA?
- BRAVURA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BRAVURA:
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