ADULTERINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ADULTERINES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ADULTERINES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULTERINES is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULTERINES
No single letter turns ADULTERINES into another word.
How ADULTERINES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ADULTERINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADULTERINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADULTERINES mean in Scrabble?
ADULTERINES is the plural of ADULTERINE.
ADULTERINE(adjective) — Born of adultery, or spurious and unlicensed in the eyes of the law.
Anagrams of ADULTERINES
The 11 tiles of ADULTERINES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULTERINES
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Common questions about ADULTERINES
- Is ADULTERINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ADULTERINES is not in it.
- How many points is ADULTERINES worth?
- ADULTERINES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADULTERINES?
- No single letter can be added to ADULTERINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ADULTERINES:
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