VALENCY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. VALENCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALENCY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALENCY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALENCY
No single letter turns VALENCY into another word.
How VALENCY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in VALENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does VALENCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishchemistry
The combining power of an atom or element, measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can bond with or replace.
Chemistry students use valency to predict how many bonds an atom will form, so oxygen with a valency of two meets two hydrogen atoms in water. Grammarians borrow the term for the number of elements a verb requires to be complete. American writers more often spell it valence.
How VALENCY is used
The standard British spelling in school chemistry and also used in grammar.
- Carbon has a valency of four, so it forms four bonds.
- The teacher asked us to write down the valency of each element.
- In grammar, the valency of the verb give includes a giver, a gift and a receiver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALENCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VALENCY
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Common questions about VALENCY
- Is VALENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALENCY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALENCY worth?
- VALENCY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALENCY mean?
- The combining power of an atom or element, measured by the number of hydrogen atoms it can bond with or replace.
- What letters can be added to VALENCY?
- No single letter can be added to VALENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VALENCY:
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