VALKYR is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. VALKYR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept VALKYR?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VALKYR is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VALKYR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
valkyrsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How VALKYR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in VALKYR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about VALKYR
- VALKYR gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does VALKYR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A female spirit of Norse myth who chooses slain warriors and leads them to Valhalla.
In old northern legend a valkyr is a warlike maiden attending the god of war. The word is a rarer spelling of the more familiar form.
How VALKYR is used
Found in writing about Norse myth and in word lists.
- The poem describes a valkyr riding over the battlefield.
- Each valkyr carried a fallen hero to the hall of the gods.
- A carved valkyr decorated the prow of the model ship.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of VALKYR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with VALKYR
3 longer words begin with VALKYR.
Shorter words from the letters in VALKYR
Common questions about VALKYR
- Is VALKYR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts VALKYR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is VALKYR worth?
- VALKYR is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does VALKYR mean?
- A female spirit of Norse myth who chooses slain warriors and leads them to Valhalla.
- What letters can be added to VALKYR?
- VALKYR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of VALKYR:
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