ROBBERY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ROBBERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ROBBERY?
| 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 ROBBERY is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROBBERY
No single letter turns ROBBERY into another word.
How ROBBERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ROBBERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,558 thousand.
What does ROBBERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The crime of taking property from a person by force or by the threat of force.
Lawyers separate robbery from burglary, which involves breaking into a building, and from simple theft, which needs no threat. In casual speech people shout robbery at a shop that charges far too much.
How ROBBERY is used
Robbery turns up in crime reports, and in casual speech it describes a price that feels far too high.
- The bank robbery was reported on the evening news.
- Police are investigating a robbery in the town centre.
- Paying that much for a sandwich is sheer robbery.
- He was sentenced for armed robbery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ROBBERY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ROBBERY
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Common questions about ROBBERY
- Is ROBBERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ROBBERY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ROBBERY worth?
- ROBBERY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ROBBERY mean?
- The crime of taking property from a person by force or by the threat of force.
- What letters can be added to ROBBERY?
- No single letter can be added to ROBBERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ROBBERY:
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