BREVETCY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BREVETCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BREVETCY?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BREVETCY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BREVETCY
No single letter turns BREVETCY into another word.
How BREVETCY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BREVETCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BREVETCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BREVETCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The rank or status of a brevet officer, an honorary promotion in the army.
A brevet raised an officer's title without raising his pay or command. Brevetcy named that honorary standing, a custom common in nineteenth-century armies.
How BREVETCY is used
A rare military term from historical writing.
- His brevetcy honoured his bravery at the siege.
- The captain held a brevetcy as major.
- Such a brevetcy brought prestige but no extra pay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BREVETCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about BREVETCY
- Is BREVETCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BREVETCY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BREVETCY worth?
- BREVETCY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BREVETCY mean?
- The rank or status of a brevet officer, an honorary promotion in the army.
- What letters can be added to BREVETCY?
- No single letter can be added to BREVETCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BREVETCY:
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