BAILIESHIP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAILIESHIP 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 BAILIESHIP?
| 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 BAILIESHIP is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAILIESHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bailieshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAILIESHIP scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BAILIESHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAILIESHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BAILIESHIP
1 longer words begin with BAILIESHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in BAILIESHIP
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Common questions about BAILIESHIP
- Is BAILIESHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAILIESHIP is not in it.
- How many points is BAILIESHIP worth?
- BAILIESHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAILIESHIP?
- BAILIESHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BAILIESHIP:
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