MUSKETRY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MUSKETRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MUSKETRY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MUSKETRY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MUSKETRY
No single letter turns MUSKETRY into another word.
How MUSKETRY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MUSKETRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MUSKETRY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MUSKETRY
- All 8 letters of MUSKETRY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MUSKETRY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The fire of muskets, or the skill of using them, or musket-armed soldiers taken together.
Musketry covers both the sound of a battle line firing and the training in how to load and aim. Military histories use it for the era before rifles replaced muskets.
How MUSKETRY is used
Musketry is used in military history and in old drill manuals.
- The rattle of musketry echoed across the valley.
- Recruits spent mornings on musketry practice.
- The attack was broken by steady musketry from the hedge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MUSKETRY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in MUSKETRY
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Common questions about MUSKETRY
- Is MUSKETRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MUSKETRY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MUSKETRY worth?
- MUSKETRY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MUSKETRY mean?
- The fire of muskets, or the skill of using them, or musket-armed soldiers taken together.
- What letters can be added to MUSKETRY?
- No single letter can be added to MUSKETRY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MUSKETRY:
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