BADDERLOCK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BADDERLOCK 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BADDERLOCK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BADDERLOCK is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BADDERLOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
badderlocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BADDERLOCK scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BADDERLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BADDERLOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BADDERLOCK
1 longer words begin with BADDERLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in BADDERLOCK
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Common questions about BADDERLOCK
- Is BADDERLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BADDERLOCK is not in it.
- How many points is BADDERLOCK worth?
- BADDERLOCK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BADDERLOCK?
- BADDERLOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BADDERLOCK:
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