BAKELITE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. BAKELITE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3a1k5e1l1i1t1e1
PlayableBAKELITE · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BAKELITE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 46 / 100
46WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.88%
Our own measure of how useful BAKELITE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAKELITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bakelitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAKELITE scores
Scrabble b3a1k5e1l1i1t1e1 14
Words with Friends b4a1k5e1l2i1t1e1 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in BAKELITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BAKELITE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BAKELITE
1 longer words begin with BAKELITE.
Shorter words from the letters in BAKELITE
batlike13 tealike11 belike12 betake12 kabele12 keltie10 talkie10 albeit8 albite8 bailee8 belate8 libate8 batik11 bleak11 ebike11 kibla11 alike9 alkie9 latke9 tilak9 abele7 ablet7 albee7 balti7 belie7 betel7 blate7 bleat7 blite7 table7 elate5 elite5 telae5 telia5 bake10 balk10 beak10 bike10 bilk10 kibe10
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Common questions about BAKELITE
- Is BAKELITE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BAKELITE is not in it.
- How many points is BAKELITE worth?
- BAKELITE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BAKELITE?
- BAKELITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BAKELITE:
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