CALVARY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CALVARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALVARY?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALVARY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALVARY
No single letter turns CALVARY into another word.
How CALVARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CALVARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does CALVARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, or a model or picture of that scene.
Calvary also names the open-air shrines found in parts of Europe, especially Brittany. Figuratively, a calvary is a time of great suffering.
How CALVARY is used
Calvary is capitalised for the hill, and lower case for the shrine or the figurative sense.
- The pilgrims climbed the path to the calvary.
- The village calvary stands beside the church.
- The long illness was a calvary for the whole family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALVARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CALVARY
The 7 tiles of CALVARY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in CALVARY
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Common questions about CALVARY
- Is CALVARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALVARY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALVARY worth?
- CALVARY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALVARY mean?
- The hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, or a model or picture of that scene.
- What letters can be added to CALVARY?
- No single letter can be added to CALVARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CALVARY:
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