VALIANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VALIANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALIANCY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALIANCY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALIANCY
No single letter turns VALIANCY into another word.
How VALIANCY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in VALIANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VALIANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does VALIANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The quality of being brave in the face of danger; courage and heroic spirit.
Valiancy suits epics and tributes to soldiers, where bravery is praised in lofty language. It is a rarer, older relative of valiance.
How VALIANCY is used
Literary and dated; the usual form is valiance.
- The poem celebrates the valiancy of the defenders.
- His valiancy in the storm saved the crew.
- Such valiancy deserved a medal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALIANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in VALIANCY
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Common questions about VALIANCY
- Is VALIANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALIANCY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALIANCY worth?
- VALIANCY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALIANCY mean?
- The quality of being brave in the face of danger; courage and heroic spirit.
- What letters can be added to VALIANCY?
- No single letter can be added to VALIANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of VALIANCY:
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