Is AUCUBA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUCUBA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is AUCUBA worth?

AUCUBA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to AUCUBA?

AUCUBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

AUCUBA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. AUCUBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableAUCUBA · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,380 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept AUCUBA?

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: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful AUCUBA is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AUCUBA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How AUCUBA scores

Scrabble a1u1c3u1b3a1 10

Words with Friends a1u2c4u2b4a1 14

Face value of the 6 tiles in AUCUBA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
a	2	9
u	2	4
c	1	2
b	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.

What stands out about AUCUBA

AUCUBA begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with AUCUBA

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1 longer words begin with AUCUBA.

Shorter words from the letters in AUCUBA

abac8 caba8 bac7 cab7 cub7 aba5 baa5 caa5 aua3 ab4 ba4 aa2

Common questions about AUCUBA

Is AUCUBA valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUCUBA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is AUCUBA worth?: AUCUBA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to AUCUBA?: AUCUBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AUCUBA:

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