ACCOURAGING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACCOURAGING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACCOURAGING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACCOURAGING is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACCOURAGING
No single letter turns ACCOURAGING into another word.
How ACCOURAGING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACCOURAGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACCOURAGING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ACCOURAGING
Showing 40 of 329. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ACCOURAGING
- Is ACCOURAGING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACCOURAGING is not in it.
- How many points is ACCOURAGING worth?
- ACCOURAGING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACCOURAGING?
- No single letter can be added to ACCOURAGING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACCOURAGING:
Open ACCOURAGING in the Word Finder