ADVANTAGEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ADVANTAGEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADVANTAGEOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVANTAGEOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVANTAGEOUS
No single letter turns ADVANTAGEOUS into another word.
How ADVANTAGEOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ADVANTAGEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADVANTAGEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ADVANTAGEOUS
- ADVANTAGEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ADVANTAGEOUS
2 longer words begin with ADVANTAGEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ADVANTAGEOUS
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Common questions about ADVANTAGEOUS
- Is ADVANTAGEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADVANTAGEOUS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADVANTAGEOUS worth?
- ADVANTAGEOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADVANTAGEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ADVANTAGEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ADVANTAGEOUS:
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