BADWARES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BADWARES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3a1d2w4a1r1e1s1
Depends on the listBADWARES · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BADWARES?
| 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: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BADWARES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BADWARES
No single letter turns BADWARES into another word.
How BADWARES scores
Scrabble b3a1d2w4a1r1e1s1 14
Words with Friends b4a1d2w4a1r1e1s1 15
Face value of the 8 tiles in BADWARES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BADWARES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BADWARES
badware13 adwares11 seaward11 abrades10 adware10 awards10 dewars10 sawder10 sweard10 waders10 abased9 abrade9 ardebs9 bardes9 beards9 breads9 debars9 sabred9 serdab9 abaser8 abears8 areads7 bawds11 bawrs10 besaw10 braws10 brews10 warbs10 adaws9 award9 deaws9 dewar9 draws9 sawed9 sward9 wader9 wades9 wards9 wared9 ardeb8
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Common questions about BADWARES
- Is BADWARES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BADWARES is not in it.
- How many points is BADWARES worth?
- BADWARES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BADWARES?
- No single letter can be added to BADWARES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BADWARES:
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