ADVISATORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ADVISATORY 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 ADVISATORY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADVISATORY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADVISATORY
No single letter turns ADVISATORY into another word.
How ADVISATORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ADVISATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADVISATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ADVISATORY
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Common questions about ADVISATORY
- Is ADVISATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ADVISATORY is not in it.
- How many points is ADVISATORY worth?
- ADVISATORY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADVISATORY?
- No single letter can be added to ADVISATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ADVISATORY:
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