CAVALRY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CAVALRY 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 CAVALRY?
| 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 CAVALRY 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 CAVALRY
No single letter turns CAVALRY into another word.
How CAVALRY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CAVALRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does CAVALRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Soldiers who fight on horseback or in armoured vehicles.
Cavalry once decided battles through speed and charge. Modern cavalry units often use tanks and reconnaissance vehicles instead of horses.
How CAVALRY is used
Cavalry takes a plural verb when it means the soldiers, and a singular one for the unit.
- The cavalry charged across the open field.
- Reinforcements arrived when the cavalry came over the hill.
- He joined the cavalry as a young officer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CAVALRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CAVALRY
The 7 tiles of CAVALRY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with CAVALRY
2 longer words begin with CAVALRY.
Shorter words from the letters in CAVALRY
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Common questions about CAVALRY
- Is CAVALRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAVALRY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CAVALRY worth?
- CAVALRY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CAVALRY mean?
- Soldiers who fight on horseback or in armoured vehicles.
- What letters can be added to CAVALRY?
- No single letter can be added to CAVALRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CAVALRY:
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