BAGELING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAGELING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BAGELING?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAGELING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAGELING
No single letter turns BAGELING into another word.
How BAGELING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BAGELING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAGELING has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of BAGELING
The 8 tiles of BAGELING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BAGELING
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Common questions about BAGELING
- Is BAGELING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAGELING is not in it.
- How many points is BAGELING worth?
- BAGELING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAGELING?
- No single letter can be added to BAGELING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BAGELING:
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