NAVY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NAVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAVY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAVY is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAVY
No single letter turns NAVY into another word.
How NAVY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does NAVY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A country's warships and their crews.
Navy came from a Latin word for a ship and named any fleet before it meant a national force. The colour is named after the uniform, which was made that shade because it hid dirt.
How NAVY is used
Countable. Also a colour, from the uniform.
- The navy was cut and the ships were sold abroad.
- The word navy comes from a Latin one for a ship.
- Navy blue is named after a uniform.
- A merchant navy is not a navy in the military sense.
- The shade called navy was chosen because it hid dirt.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAVY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NAVY
Common questions about NAVY
- Is NAVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAVY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAVY worth?
- NAVY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAVY mean?
- A country's warships and their crews.
- What letters can be added to NAVY?
- No single letter can be added to NAVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAVY:
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