BANKRUPTCY is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. BANKRUPTCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BANKRUPTCY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BANKRUPTCY is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BANKRUPTCY
No single letter turns BANKRUPTCY into another word.
How BANKRUPTCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BANKRUPTCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BANKRUPTCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BANKRUPTCY
- All 10 letters of BANKRUPTCY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BANKRUPTCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The legal state of being unable to pay one's debts, in which a court oversees what is left to the creditors.
Bankruptcy can happen to a person or a company, and it usually ends with assets being shared among those owed money. Figuratively, the word describes a total lack of something good, as in moral bankruptcy.
How BANKRUPTCY is used
Used in law and finance, and figuratively for a complete lack of ideas or values.
- The firm filed for bankruptcy after losing its biggest client.
- Bankruptcy ruined his credit for years.
- Critics spoke of the intellectual bankruptcy of the plan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BANKRUPTCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BANKRUPTCY
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Common questions about BANKRUPTCY
- Is BANKRUPTCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANKRUPTCY, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BANKRUPTCY worth?
- BANKRUPTCY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BANKRUPTCY mean?
- The legal state of being unable to pay one's debts, in which a court oversees what is left to the creditors.
- What letters can be added to BANKRUPTCY?
- No single letter can be added to BANKRUPTCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BANKRUPTCY:
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