BAILLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAILLIES 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BAILLIES?
| 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 BAILLIES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAILLIES
No single letter turns BAILLIES into another word.
How BAILLIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BAILLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAILLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BAILLIES
2 longer words begin with BAILLIES.
Shorter words from the letters in BAILLIES
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Common questions about BAILLIES
- Is BAILLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAILLIES is not in it.
- How many points is BAILLIES worth?
- BAILLIES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAILLIES?
- No single letter can be added to BAILLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BAILLIES:
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