CAMPY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CAMPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CAMPY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAMPY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAMPY
No single letter turns CAMPY into another word.
How CAMPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CAMPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does CAMPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalhumorous
Deliberately exaggerated, theatrical or over-the-top in a way that is amusing rather than serious.
A campy movie leans into cheesy dialogue, bright costumes and melodrama on purpose, inviting the audience to laugh along rather than take it seriously. Critics use the word for performances, films and fashion that celebrate excess and artifice instead of hiding it. The tone is playful, so calling something campy is usually affectionate rather than a genuine insult.
How CAMPY is used
Common in reviews of film, theatre and fashion, usually with a playful or affectionate tone.
- The horror film was more campy than frightening.
- He loved the campy costumes in the old superhero show.
- Her campy performance had the audience laughing.
- The musical embraced a campy, over-the-top style.
- Critics called the remake charmingly campy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAMPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CAMPY
3 longer words begin with CAMPY.
Shorter words from the letters in CAMPY
Common questions about CAMPY
- Is CAMPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAMPY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAMPY worth?
- CAMPY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAMPY mean?
- Deliberately exaggerated, theatrical or over-the-top in a way that is amusing rather than serious.
- What letters can be added to CAMPY?
- No single letter can be added to CAMPY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CAMPY:
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